Lexical Definition

‎ἐπιτρέπω‎ epitrépō (ep-ee-trep'-o) to permit ^G:V
from ‎ἐπί‎ and the base of ‎τροπή‎

give leave (liberty, license), let, permit, suffer.

• to turn over (transfer), i.e. allow

Abbott-Smith

ἐπι-τρέπω [in LXX (usually with v.l. ἐπιστρ-): Ge 39:6 (עָזַב), etc. ;]
1. to turn to, commit, entrust.
2. to yield, permit: I Co 16:7, He 6:3; c. dat. pers., Mk 5:13, Jo 19:38; id. c. inf. (cf. M, Pr., 205), Mt 8:21 19:8, Lk 8:32 9:52, 61 Ac 21:39, 40 27:3, I Ti 2:12; c. inf., Mk 10:4. Pass., c. dat. et inf., Ac 26:1 28:16, I Co 14:34.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐπιτρέπω-ω,

Ionic dialect ἐπιτράπω [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]future -τρέψ; Doric dialect 3rd.pers. plural -τρέψοντι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; Cretan dialect infinitive -τραψῆν[Refs]: aorist I -έτρεψα[Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 2 -έτραπον[Refs]: perfect -τέτρᾰφα[Refs 2nd c.BC+] —middle, future -τρέψομαι (variant{-τράψ-}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 2 -ετρᾰπόμην[Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, future -τετράψομαι Pisistr. cited in [Refs 3rd c.AD+]: aorist I -ετρέφθην[Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect -ετράφθην, participle -τραφθείς[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 2 -ετράπην [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect (see. below [Refs]:—properly to turn to or towards, used by Hom.in aorist 2 middle, σοὶ.. θυμὸς ἐπετράπετο εἴρεσθαι thy mind inclined itself to ask, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

__b to overturn upon, τινί τι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 turn over to, transfer, bequeath, παισὶν ἐπιτρέψειεν ἕκαστος κτήματ᾽ ἐνὶ μεγάροισι [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3 commit, entrust to another as trustee, guardian, or vicegerent, οἱ.. ἐπέτρεπεν οἶκον ἅπαντα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; θεοῖσι μῦθον ἐπιτρέψαι leave it to them, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; so κάκοισι θῦμον ἐπιτρέπωην (Aeolic dialect infinitive) [Refs 7th c.BC+]; frequently in Prose, ἐ. τινὶ τὰ πρήγματα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also a son for education, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with dative et infinitive, τινά τινι γερονταγωγεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently in Attic dialect, refer a legal issue to any one, τινὶ δίαιταν [Refs 5th c.BC+] (for the construction [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 with dative only, rely upon, leave to, τοῖσιν γὰρ ἐπετράπομέν γε μάλιστα [Refs 8th c.BC+]infinitive, σοὶ ἐπέτρεψεν πονέεσθαι he left it to you to work, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently in Attic dialect, refer the matter to a person, leave it to his arbitration, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινὶ δικαστῇ to one as a judge, [ἐπιτρέπωω καὶ τῷ θεῷ κρῖναι [prev. author] “Ap.” 35d ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ἀθηναίοις ἐ. περὶ σφῶν αὐτῶν πλὴν θανάτου to leave their case to the [Refs 4th c.BC+] save as to the penalty of death, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, δίκης Λακεδαιμονίοις ἐπιτραπείσης [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 middle, entrust oneself, leave one's case to, τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, to entrust what is one's own to another, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__6 passive, to be entrusted, ᾧ λαοί τ᾽ ἐπιτετράφαται (3rd.pers. plural perfect for ἐπιτετραμμένοι εἰσί) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τῇς (i.e. Ὥραις) ἐπιτέτραπται μέγας οὐρανός heaven's gate is committed to them (to open and to shut),[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπό τινων ἐπιτρεφθῆναι (i.e. ἰατρῷ), of a patient, [Refs 5th c.BC+] with accusative _of things_, ἐπιτρέπωομαί τι I am entrusted with a thing, ἐπιτραφθέντες τὴν ἀρχήν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II give up, yield, Ποσειδάωνι δὲ νίκην πᾶσαν ἐπέτρεψας [Refs 8th c.BC+]; later ἐ. τινί with infinitive, permit, suffer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, give way, [Refs 5th c.BC+] — passive, ἄνευ τοῦ ἐπιτραπῆναι without leave, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.2 intransitive, give way, οὐ μὲν ἐπέτρεπε γήραϊ λυγρῷ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; indulge, μὴ πάντα ἡλικίῃ καὶ θυμῷ ἐπίτρεπε [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III command, τὴν μὲν [τάξιν] ἐπὶ τῷ δεξιῷ ἐπέτρεψεν ἐφέπεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.:—passive, ἐπετράπην ὑπὸ σοῦ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]