ΕΞΟΥΣΙΑΙ, εξουσιαι
EXOUSIAI, exousiai
Sounds Like: ex-oo-SEE-ai
Translations: authorities, powers, rights, liberties, powers (of rule), powers (of control)
From the root: ΕΞΟΥΣΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to authority, power, or the right to act. It can denote delegated authority, the ability to control, or even supernatural powers or spiritual beings who hold authority. In a broader sense, it can also mean freedom or liberty to do something. The plural form, as in 'ΕΞΟΥΣΙΑΙ', often refers to those who hold authority, such as rulers, magistrates, or spiritual powers.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1849 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Colossians — 1:16
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΞΟΥΣΙΑ.
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.
- ἘΞΟΥΣΙΑΝ — authority, power, right, a right, jurisdiction, a jurisdiction, liberty, a liberty
- ΕΞΟΥΣΗΣ — of authority, of power, of right, of liberty, of a right, of a power, of an authority, of a liberty
- ΕΞΟΥΣΙΑ — authority, power, right, jurisdiction, control, a right, a power
- ΕΞΟΥΣΙΑΙΣ — to authority, to authorities, to power, to powers, with authority, with power
- ΕΞΟΥΣΙΑΝ — authority, power, right, jurisdiction, a right, a power
- ΕΞΟΥΣΙΑΣ — (of) authority, (of) power, (of) right, (of) liberty, (of) jurisdiction
- ΕΞΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΗΣ — one who has authority, one who has power, a master, a ruler, an authority, a potentate
- ΕΞΟΥΣΙΩΝ — of authority, of power, of right, of jurisdiction, of liberty, of control
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