Greek · Strong's G1849 · Noun (feminine)
ἐξουσία
exousia
authority
103times used
93verses
16books
How it's translated
- authority68
- authorities7
- power7
- right3
- the right2
- having authority1
- jurisdiction1
- the authority1
Definition
ἐξουσία, -ας, ἡ
(ἔξεστι), [in LXX: 4Ki.20:13, Psa.113 (114):2 135 (136)8, 9, Isa.39:2, Jer.28 (51):28 (מֶמְשָׁלָה), frequently in Da for Aram. שָׁלְטָן, etc., Wis.10:14, Sir.9:13, al. ;]
1. prop., liberty or power to act, freedom to exercise the inward force or faculty expressed by δύναμις (which see): 1Co.9:12; ἐ. ἔχειν, 2Th.3:9; id. before inf., Jhn.10:18, 1Co.9:4, 5; with genitive obj., Rom.9:21; before ἐπί, with accusative, Rev.22:14; περί, 1Co.7:37.
2. Later (cf. Milligan, Th., 114; MM, Exp…
Where it appears
- Revelation19
- Luke15
- Matthew9
- Mark9
- 1 Corinthians9
- Acts7
- John6
- Romans4
- Ephesians4
- Colossians4
…and 6 more books.
Every verse
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