'Permit' in the Bible

and after they came to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them;

Paul wanted to go into the [pagan] assembly, but the disciples would not let him.

For a number of days we sailed slowly and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus; then, because the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the leeward (sheltered) side of Crete, off Salmone;