- Original: ἔξεστι - Transliteration: Exesti - Phonetic: ex'-es-tee - Definition: 1. it is lawful - Origin: third person singular present indicative of a compound of G1537 and G1510 - TDNT entry: 11:20,2 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Third person singular present indicative of a compound of G1537 and G1510 ; so also ἐξόν exon; neuter present participle of the same (with or without some form of G1510 expressed); impersonally it is right (through the figurative idea of being out in public): - be lawful let X may (-est). Total KJV Occurrences: 24 • lawful, 21 Mat 12:2; Mat 12:10; Mat 14:4; Mat 19:3; Mat 22:17; Mat 27:6; Mar 2:24; Mar 6:18; Mar 10:2; Mar 12:14; Luke 6:2; Luke 20:22; Joh 5:10; Joh 18:31; Act 16:21; Act 22:25; 1 Corinthians 6:12(2); 1 Corinthians 10:23(2); 2 Corinthians 12:4 • let, 1 Act 2:29 • May, 1 Act 21:37 • mayest, 1 Act 8:37