Licence

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

 Acts 21:40 25:16

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

lı̄´sens  : This word is not found at all in the Revised Version (British and American) (except in   Judith 11:14;  Sirach 15:20;  1 Maccabees 1:13 ), and twice only in the King James Version (except in  2 Maccabees 4:9 ), both times in Acts. In  Acts 21:40 (as translation of ἐπιτρέπω , epitrépō ) the American Standard Revised Version has "leave" where the King James Version has "licence." In  Acts 25:16 , "opportunity to make his defense" (as translation of τόπον a πολογίας , tópon apologı́as ) takes the place of "have licence to answer for himself."