ἘΞΟΥΣΙΑ, ἐξουσια
EXOUSIA, exousia
Sounds Like: eks-oo-SEE-ah
Translations: authority, power, right, a right, jurisdiction, control
From the root: ἘΞΟΥΣΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the right or power to act, often implying delegated authority or freedom to choose. It can denote official power, jurisdiction, or the ability to do something. It is frequently used in contexts of governance, legal rights, or spiritual power.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1849 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
- 1 Enoch — 98:2
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:215
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 4:52, 5:68
- Book 5 — 8:299
- Book 7 — 11:264
- Book 12 — 7:324
- Book 15 — 7:246, 11:405
- Book 17 — 7:183, 9:210, 9:240
- Book 18 — 1:2, 1:25, 4:90, 8:281
- Book 19 — 1:65
- Book 20 — 1:6, 1:16
Justin Martyr
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 65:348
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Kings — 20:13
- Ezra (Alpha) — 4:28, 4:40
- Esther — 4:17
- 1 Maccabees — 6:11, 14:4
- Psalms — 113:2
- Psalms of Solomon — 9:7
- Ecclesiastes — 8:8
- Sirach — 10:4, 24:11
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 3:100, 4:31, 7:6, 7:14, 7:27
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 3:100, 4:23, 4:34, 5:7, 7:14
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 4 — 3:5
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 5 — 7:3
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 21:23, 21:24, 21:27, 28:18
- Mark — 11:28, 11:29, 11:33
- Luke — 4:32, 4:36, 20:2, 20:8, 20:20, 22:53
- Acts — 1:7, 5:4
- Romans — 13:1, 13:2
- 1 Corinthians — 8:9, 9:12, 9:18
- Jude — 1:25
- Revelation — 6:8, 9:3, 9:10, 9:19, 12:10, 13:5, 13:7, 22:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΞΟΥΣΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΞΟΥΣΙΑΖΟΥΣΙΝ — they exercise authority, they have power, they rule over, they dominate
- ἘΞΟΥΣΙΑΖΩ — to exercise authority, to have power, to rule over, to control, to have dominion over
- ἘΞΟΥΣΙΑΙ — authorities, powers, rights, jurisdictions
- ἘΞΟΥΣΙΑΙΣ — authorities, powers, rights, liberties
- ἘΞΟΥΣΙΑΣ — of authority, of power, of right, of liberty, of jurisdiction
- ἘΞΟΥΣΙΩΝ — of authority, of power, of right, of liberty, of jurisdiction, of authorities, of powers, of rights, of liberties, of jurisdictions
- ἘΞΩΟΥΣΙΑΝ — authority, power, right, an authority, a power, a right
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