Strong's Concordance
Original word: ἔξεστι
Transliteration: exesti
Definition (short): lawful
Definition (full): it is permitted, lawful
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Definition: it is permitted, lawful
NASB Translation: lawful (26), may (3), permissible (1), permitted (2).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Third person singular present indicative of a compound of ek and eimi; so also exon ex-on' neuter present participle of the same (with or without some form of eimi expressed); impersonally, it is right (through the figurative idea of being out in public) -- be lawful, let, X may(-est).
see GREEK ek
see GREEK eimi
see GREEK eimi
References
KJV:
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
NASB:
But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, "Look, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath."
KJV:
How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
NASB:
how he entered the house of God, and they ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for him to eat nor for those with him, but for the priests alone?
KJV:
And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
NASB:
And a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned Jesus, asking, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"-- so that they might accuse Him.