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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. i.) To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.

2. (v. i.) To indicate or express a willingness; to yield to guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to comply.

3. (v. t.) To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit.

4. (n.) Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord.

5. (n.) Correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations; agreement; harmony; coherence.

6. (n.) Voluntary accordance with, or concurrence in, what is done or proposed by another; acquiescence; compliance; approval; permission.

7. (n.) Capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or agreement to, or concurrence in, some act or purpose, implying physical and mental power and free action.

8. (n.) Sympathy. See Sympathy, 4.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CONSENT

kon-sent': The verb implies compliance with the guidance and direction of another, and, therefore, a secondary and subordinate relation of approval, sympathy and concurrence on the part of the one who consents. He does not take the initiative, but yields to what the principal proposes. The phrase ek sumphonou, "by consent," means "by mutual agreement" (1 Corinthians 7:5), both parties concerned being placed on an equality. "With one consent" (Zephaniah 3:9, Hebrew "with one shoulder"; Luke 14:18) suggests, although it does not necessarily imply, the result of deliberation and consultation; it may have no other force than that of unanimity.

H. E. Jacobs

Greek

4852. sumphemi -- to say together, ie consent
... to say together, ie consent. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sumphemi Phonetic
Spelling: (soom'-fay-mee) Short Definition: I assent to Definition: I ...
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1106. gnome -- purpose, opinion, consent, decision
... purpose, opinion, consent, decision. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
gnome Phonetic Spelling: (gno'-may) Short Definition: opinion, counsel ...
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3672. homologoumenos -- as agreed, by common consent
... as agreed, by common consent. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: homologoumenos
Phonetic Spelling: (hom-ol-og-ow-men'-oce) Short Definition: admittedly ...
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1962. epineuo -- to nod approval
... Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epineuo Phonetic Spelling: (ep-een-yoo'-o)
Short Definition: I nod to, assent Definition: I nod to, assent to, consent. ...
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4334. proserchomai -- to approach, to draw near
... to draw near. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: proserchomai Phonetic Spelling:
(pros-er'-khom-ahee) Short Definition: I come near, consent to Definition: I ...
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1843. exomologeo -- to agree, confess
... to agree, confess. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: exomologeo Phonetic Spelling:
(ex-om-ol-og-eh'-o) Short Definition: I consent fully, confess Definition ...
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4909. suneudokeo -- to join in approving
... to join in approving. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: suneudokeo Phonetic
Spelling: (soon-yoo-dok-eh'-o) Short Definition: I consent, agree, am of one ...
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4784. sugkatatithemi -- to deposit together, hence to agree with
... consent. Mid from sun and katatithemi; to deposit (one's vote or opinion) in company
with, ie (figuratively) to accord with -- consent. see GREEK sun. ...
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4859. sumphonos -- calling out together, ie agreeing
... consent. From sun and phone; sounding together (alike), ie (figuratively) accordant
(neuter as noun, agreement) -- consent. see GREEK sun. see GREEK phone. ...
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4934. suntithemi -- to place together, hence observe, agree
... Middle voice from sun and tithemi; to place jointly, ie (figuratively) to consent
(bargain, stipulate), concur -- agree, assent, covenant. see GREEK sun. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

225. uth -- to consent, agree
... 224, 225. uth. 226 . to consent, agree. Transliteration: uth Phonetic Spelling:
(ooth) Short Definition: consent. Word Origin a prim. ...
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14. abah -- to be willing, to consent
... abah. 15 . to be willing, to consent. Transliteration: abah Phonetic Spelling:
(aw-baw') Short Definition: willing. ... consent, rest content will, be willing. ...
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3820. leb -- inner man, mind, will, heart
... yourself (1), yourselves (1). care for, comfortably, consent, considered,
courageous, friendly, broken, hard,. A form of lebab; the ...
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8085. shama -- to hear
... attentively, call gather together, carefully, certainly, consent, consider. A
primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication ...
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7521. ratsah -- to be pleased with, accept favorably
... be acceptable, accomplish, set affection, approve, consent with. A primitive
root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a ...
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448. Eliathah -- "God has come," an Israelite
... Eliathah. Or (contraction);Eliyathah {el-ee-yaw- thaw'}; from 'el and 'uwth; God
of (his) consent; Eliathah, an Israelite -- Eliathah. see HEBREW 'el. ...
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7926. shekem -- shoulder
... place of burdens. From shakam; the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of
burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill -- back, X consent, portion, shoulder. ...
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376. ish -- man
... to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) --
also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every ...
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Library

Whether the Consent that Makes a Marriage is a Consent to Carnal ...
... OF THE OBJECT OF THE CONSENT (TWO ARTICLES) Whether the consent that makes
a marriage is a consent to carnal intercourse? Objection ...
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Of Consent, which is an Act of the Will in Regard to the Means ...
... OF CONSENT, WHICH IS AN ACT OF THE WILL IN REGARD TO THE MEANS (FOUR ARTICLES).
We must now consider consent; concerning which there are four points of inquiry: ...
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Of the Consent to which an Oath or Carnal Intercourse is Appended ...
... OF THE CONSENT TO WHICH AN OATH OR CARNAL INTERCOURSE IS APPENDED (TWO ARTICLES). ...
(2) Whether carnal intercourse supervening to such a consent makes a marriage? ...
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Whether Consent is Directed to the End or to the Means?
... OF CONSENT, WHICH IS AN ACT OF THE WILL IN REGARD TO THE MEANS (FOUR ARTICLES)
Whether consent is directed to the end or to the means? ...
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Whether Consent is an Act of the Appetitive or of the Apprehensive ...
... OF CONSENT, WHICH IS AN ACT OF THE WILL IN REGARD TO THE MEANS (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether
consent is an act of the appetitive or of the apprehensive power? ...
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Whether Consent is to be Found in Irrational Animals?
... OF CONSENT, WHICH IS AN ACT OF THE WILL IN REGARD TO THE MEANS (FOUR ARTICLES)
Whether consent is to be found in irrational animals? ...
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Whether a Compulsory Consent is Possible?
... OF COMPULSORY AND CONDITIONAL CONSENT (SIX ARTICLES) Whether a compulsory consent
is possible? Objection 1: It would seem that no consent can be compulsory. ...
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Whether, in the Absence of Inward Consent, a Marriage is Made by ...
... Whether, in the absence of inward consent, a marriage is made by consent
given in words of the present? Objection 1: It would seem ...
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Whether the Sin of Consent to the Act is in the Higher Reason?
... OF THE SUBJECT OF SIN (TEN ARTICLES) Whether the sin of consent to the act
is in the higher reason? Objection 1: It would seem that ...
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Whether an Oath Added to the Consent that is Expressed in Words of ...
... OF THE CONSENT TO WHICH AN OATH OR CARNAL INTERCOURSE IS APPENDED (TWO ARTICLES)
Whether an oath added to the consent that is expressed in words of the future ...
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Thesaurus

Consent (34 Occurrences)
...CONSENT. ... The phrase ek sumphonou, "by consent," means "by mutual agreement" (1
Corinthians 7:5), both parties concerned being placed on an equality. ...
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Rape
... 5. (n.) Sexual connection with a woman without her consent. See Age of consent,
under Consent, n. 6. (n.) That which is snatched away. ...
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Courts (59 Occurrences)
... (6) One's homestead was inalienable (Leviticus 25:23-28, 34). (7) Slavery could
not be made perpetual without the person's own consent (Exodus 21:2-6). 3 ...
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Judicial (2 Occurrences)
... (6) One's homestead was inalienable (Leviticus 25:23-28, 34). (7) Slavery could
not be made perpetual without the person's own consent (Exodus 21:2-6). 3 ...
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Voluntary (17 Occurrences)
... 6. (vt) Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement,
of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration. ...
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Festus (14 Occurrences)
... To this request of a Roman citizen accused on a capital charge (compare Acts
25:16), Festus had perforce to give his consent (Acts 25:12). ...
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Force (250 Occurrences)
... contract, or a term. 4. (n.) Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory
power; violence; coercion. 5. (n.) Strength or power ...
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Males (51 Occurrences)
... Genesis 34:15 Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be
as we are, that every male of you be circumcised; (See NIV). ...
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Porcius (1 Occurrence)
... To this request of a Roman citizen accused on a capital charge (compare Acts
25:16), Festus had perforce to give his consent (Acts 25:12). ...
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Consented (10 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Consent. Multi-Version Concordance
Consented (10 Occurrences). Matthew 3:15 "Let it be so ...
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Bible Concordance

Consent (34 Occurrences)

Luke 11:48 So you testify and consent to the works of your fathers. For they killed them, and you build their tombs.
(WEB ASV DBY RSV)

Luke 14:18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Acts 5:2 with her full knowledge and consent, dishonestly kept back part of the price which he received for it, though he brought the rest and gave it to the Apostles.
(WEY)

Acts 5:12 Many signs and marvels continued to be done among the people by the Apostles; and by common consent they all met in Solomon's Portico.
(WEY)

Acts 18:12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one consent rose against Paul and led him to the judgment-seat,
(DBY)

Acts 18:20 When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
(Root in KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT NAS)

Acts 23:21 Therefore don't yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you."
(See NIV)

Romans 1:32 who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them.
(ASV)

Romans 7:16 But if what I don't desire, that I do, I consent to the law that it is good.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Corinthians 7:5 Don't deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn't tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NIV)

1 Corinthians 7:12 To the rest it is I who speak--not the Lord. If a brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, let him not send her away.
(Root in WEY DBY NAS RSV)

2 Corinthians 6:15 and what consent of Christ with Beliar, or what part for a believer along with an unbeliever?
(DBY)

1 Timothy 6:3 If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and doesn't consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Philemon 1:14 But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
(WEB WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 34:15 Only on this condition will we consent to you. If you will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 34:22 Only on this condition will the men consent to us to live with us, to become one people, if every male among us is circumcised, as they are circumcised.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 34:23 Won't their livestock and their possessions and all their animals be ours? Only let us give our consent to them, and they will dwell with us."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 41:44 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, and without you shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt."
(See RSV)

Deuteronomy 13:8 you shall not consent to him, nor listen to him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare, neither shall you conceal him:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Judges 11:17 Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.
(KJV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

1 Samuel 11:7 And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
(KJV WBS)

1 Kings 20:8 All the elders and all the people said to him, "Don't listen, neither consent."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Kings 6:3 And one said, Consent, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he said, I will go.
(DBY)

2 Kings 12:8 The priests consented that they should take no more money from the people, neither repair the breaches of the house.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

2 Chronicles 18:12 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one consent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.
(WBS)

Job 39:9 "Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough?
(See NAS NIV)

Psalms 83:5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Proverbs 1:10 My son, if sinners entice you, don't consent.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Proverbs 6:35 He accepteth not the appearance of any atonement, Yea, he doth not consent, Though thou dost multiply bribes!
(YLT)

Isaiah 1:19 If ye are willing, and have hearkened, The good of the land ye consume,
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 3:7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are of hard forehead and of a stiff heart.
(See JPS)

Hosea 6:9 And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
(KJV WBS)

Hosea 8:4 They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made princes, and I didn't approve. Of their silver and their gold they have made themselves idols, that they may be cut off.
(See NIV)

Zephaniah 3:9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Subtopics

Consent

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