ἐάω
ἐάω
to let, suffer, allow, permit, Lat. sinere, c. acc. pers. et inf., Hom., Attic:—Pass. to be given up, Soph.
οὐκ ἐᾶν not to suffer, and then to forbid, hinder, prevent, c. acc. et. inf., Hom., etc.: often an inf. may be supplied, οὐκ ἐάσει σε τοῦτο will not allow thee [to do] this, Soph.
to let alone, let be, c. acc., Hom., etc.;—absol., ἔασον let be, Aesch.:—Pass., ἡ δʼ οὖν ἐάσθω Soph.
in same sense, c. inf., κλέψαι μὲν ἐάσομεν we will have done with stealing, Il.; θεὸς τὸ μὲν δώσει, τὸ δʼ ἐάσει sc. δοῦναι he will give one thing, the other he will let alone, Od.; v. χαίρω fin.
Headword (normalized):
ἐάω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
εαω
Intro Text:
ἐάω
to let, suffer, allow, permit, Lat. sinere, c. acc. pers. et inf., Hom., Attic:—Pass. to be given up, Soph.
οὐκ ἐᾶν not to suffer, and then to forbid, hinder, prevent, c. acc. et. inf., Hom., etc.: often an inf. may be supplied, οὐκ ἐάσει σε τοῦτο will not allow thee [to do] this, Soph.
to let alone, let be, c. acc., Hom., etc.;—absol., ἔασον let be, Aesch.:—Pass., ἡ δʼ οὖν ἐάσθω Soph.
in same sense, c. inf., κλέψαι μὲν ἐάσομεν we will have done with stealing, Il.; θεὸς τὸ μὲν δώσει, τὸ δʼ ἐάσει sc. δοῦναι he will give one thing, the other he will let alone, Od.; v. χαίρω fin.
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