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Lexicon :: Strong's G1849 - exousia

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ἐξουσία
Transliteration
exousia (Key)
Pronunciation
ex-oo-see'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἔξεστι (G1832) (in the sense of ability)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:562,238

Strong’s Definitions

ἐξουσία exousía, ex-oo-see'-ah; from G1832 (in the sense of ability); privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence:—authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 103x

The KJV translates Strong's G1849 in the following manner: power (69x), authority (29x), right (2x), liberty (1x), jurisdiction (1x), strength (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 103x
The KJV translates Strong's G1849 in the following manner: power (69x), authority (29x), right (2x), liberty (1x), jurisdiction (1x), strength (1x).
  1. power of choice, liberty of doing as one pleases

    1. leave or permission

  2. physical and mental power

    1. the ability or strength with which one is endued, which he either possesses or exercises

  3. the power of authority (influence) and of right (privilege)

  4. the power of rule or government (the power of him whose will and commands must be submitted to by others and obeyed)

    1. universally

      1. authority over mankind

    2. specifically

      1. the power of judicial decisions

      2. of authority to manage domestic affairs

    3. metonymically

      1. a thing subject to authority or rule

        1. jurisdiction

      2. one who possesses authority

        1. a ruler, a human magistrate

        2. the leading and more powerful among created beings superior to man, spiritual potentates

    4. a sign of the husband's authority over his wife

      1. the veil with which propriety required a women to cover herself

    5. the sign of regal authority, a crown

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐξουσία exousía, ex-oo-see'-ah; from G1832 (in the sense of ability); privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence:—authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength.
STRONGS G1849:
ἐξουσία, ἐξουσίας, (from ἔξεστι, ἐξόν, which see), from Euripides, Xenophon, Plato down; the Sept. for מֶמְשָׁלָה and Chaldean שָׁלְטָן; power.
1. power of choice, liberty of doing as one pleases; leave or permission: 1 Corinthians 9:12, 18; ἔχειν ἐξουσίαν, 2 Thessalonians 3:9; with an infinitive added indicating the thing to be done, John 10:18; 1 Corinthians 9:4; Hebrews 13:10 (WH brackets ἐξουσία); followed by an infinitive with τοῦ, 1 Corinthians 9:6 (L T Tr WH omit τοῦ); with a genitive of the thing or the person with regard to which one has the power to decide: Romans 9:21 (where an explanatory infinitive is added (Buttmann, 260 (224))); 1 Corinthians 9:12; ἐπί τό ξύλον τῆς ζωῆς, permission to use the tree of life, Revelation 22:14 (see ἐπί, C. I. 2 e.); ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν περί τοῦ ἰδίου θελήματος (opposed to ἀνάγκην ἔχειν (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 3 N. 5)), 1 Corinthians 7:37; ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ ἐξουσία (appointed, see τίθημι, 1 a. sub at the end) according to his own choice, Acts 1:7; ἐν τῇ σῇ ἐξουσία ὑπῆρχεν, i. e. at thy free disposal, Acts 5:4; used of liberty under the gospel, as opposed to the yoke of the Mosaic law, 1 Corinthians 8:9.
2. physical and mental power; the ability or strength with which one is endued, which he either possesses or exercises: Matthew 9:8; Acts 8:19; Revelation 9:3, 19; Revelation 13:2, 4; Revelation 18:1; followed by an infinitive of the thing to be done, Mark 3:15; Luke 12:5; John 1:12; Revelation 9:10; Revelation 11:6; Revelation 13:5; followed by τοῦ with the infinitive Luke 10:19; αὕτη ἐστιν ἐξουσία τοῦ σκότους, this is the power that darkness exerts, Luke 22:53; ποιεῖν ἐξουσίαν to exert power, give exhibitions of power, Revelation 13:12; ἐν ἐξουσία εἶναι, to be possessed of power and influence, Luke 4:32; also ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν (both expressions refer to the ability and weight which Jesus exhibited in his teaching) Matthew 7:29; (Mark 1:22); κατ' ἐξουσίαν powerfully, Mark 1:27; also ἐν ἐξουσία, Luke 4:36.
3. the power of authority (influence) and of right: Matthew 21:23; Mark 11:28; Luke 20:2; spoken of the authority of an apostle, 2 Corinthians 10:8; 2 Corinthians 13:10; of the divine authority granted to Jesus as Messiah, with the infinitive of the thing to be done, Matthew 9:6; Mark 2:10; Luke 5:24; John 5:27; ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσία; clothed in what authority (i. e. thine own or God's?), Matthew 21:23, 24, 27; Mark 11:28, 29, 33; Luke 20:2, 8; delegated authority (German Vollmacht, authorization): παρά τίνος, with the genitive of the person by whom the authority is given, or received, Acts 9:14; Acts 26:10, 12 (R G).
4. the power of rule or government (the power of him whose will and commands must be submitted to by others and obeyed (generally translated authority));
a. universally: Matthew 28:18; Jude 1:25; Revelation 12:10; Revelation 17:13; λαμβάνειν, ἐξουσίαν ὡς βασιλεύς, Revelation 17:12; εἰμί ὑπό ἐξουσίαν, I am under authority, Matthew 8:9; with τασσόμενος added, (Matthew 8:9 L WH brackets); Luke 7:8; ἐξουσία τίνος, the genitive of the object, authority (to be exercised) over, as τῶν πνευμάτων τῶν ἀκαθάρτων, Mark 6:7; with ὥστε ἐκβάλλειν αὐτά added, Matthew 10:1; ἐξουσίαν πάσης σαρκός, authority over all mankind, John 17:2 (πάσης σαρκός κυρειαν, Bel and the Dragon, verse 5); (the genitive of the subject, τοῦ Σατανᾶ, Acts 26:18); ἐπί τινα, power over one, so as to be able to subdue, drive out, destroy, Revelation 6:8; ἐπί τά δαιμόνια, Luke 9:1; or to hold submissive to one's will, Revelation 13:7; ἐπί τάς πληγάς, the power to inflict plagues and to put an end to them, Revelation 16:9; ἐπί τῶν ἐθνῶν, over the heathen nations, Revelation 2:26; ἐπί τίνος, to destroy one, Revelation 20:6; ἔχειν ἐξουσίαν ἐπί τοῦ πυρός, to preside, have control, over fire, to hold it subject to his will, Revelation 14:18; ἐπί τῶν ὑδάτων, Revelation 11:6; ἐπάνω τίνος ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν, to be ruler over a thing, Luke 19:17.
b. specifically,
α. of the power of judicial decision; ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν with an infinitive of the thing decided: σταυρῶσαι and ἀπολῦσαι τινα, John 19:10; followed by κατά τίνος, the power of deciding against one, John 19:11; παραδοῦναι τινα... τῇ ἐξουσία τοῦ ἡγεμόνος, Luke 20:20.
β. of authority to manage domestic affairs: Mark 13:34.
c. metonymically,
α. a thing subject to authority or rule: Luke 4:6; jurisdiction: ἐκ τῆς ἐξουσίας ἡδωρου ἐστιν, Luke 23:7 (1 Macc. 6:11 (cf. Psalm 113:2 (Ps. 114:2); Isaiah 39:2)).
β. one who possesses authority; (cf. the Latin use of honestates, dignitates, auctoritates (so the English authorities, dignities, etc.) in reference to persons);
αα. a ruler, human magistrate (Dionysius Halicarnassus 8, 44; 11, 32): Romans 13:1-3; plural: Luke 12:11; Romans 13:1; Titus 3:1.
ββ. the leading and more powerful among created beings superior to man, spiritual potentates; used in the plural of a certain class of angels (see ἀρχή, δύναμις, θρόνος, κυριότης): Colossians 1:16; 1 Peter 3:22 (cf. Fritzsche on Romans, vol. ii., p. 226f; (Lightfoot on Colossians, the passage cited)); with ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις added, Ephesians 3:10; πᾶσα ἐξουσία, 1 Corinthians 15:24; Ephesians 1:21; Colossians 2:10; used also of demons: in the plural, Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:15; collectively (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 469), ἐξουσία τοῦ ἀέρος (see ἀήρ), Ephesians 2:2; τοῦ σκότους, Colossians 1:13 (others refer this to 4 a. (or c. α.) above (cf. Luke 22:53 in 2), and regard σκότος as personified; see σκότος, b.).
d. a sign of the husband's authority over his wife, i. e. the veil with which propriety required a woman to cover herself, 1 Corinthians 11:10 (as βασιλεία is used by Diodorus 1, 47 for the sign of regal power, i. e. a crown). (Synonym: see δύναμις, at the end. On the infinitive after ἐξουσία, and ἐξουσία ἔχειν cf. Buttmann, 260 (223f).)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
113:2; 114:2
Isaiah
39:2
Matthew
7:29; 8:9; 8:9; 9:6; 9:8; 10:1; 21:23; 21:23; 21:24; 21:27; 28:18
Mark
1:22; 1:27; 2:10; 3:15; 6:7; 11:28; 11:28; 11:29; 11:33; 13:34
Luke
4:6; 4:32; 4:36; 5:24; 7:8; 9:1; 10:19; 12:5; 12:11; 19:17; 20:2; 20:2; 20:8; 20:20; 22:53; 22:53; 23:7
John
1:12; 5:27; 10:18; 17:2; 19:10; 19:11
Acts
1:7; 5:4; 8:19; 9:14; 26:10; 26:12; 26:18
Romans
9:21; 13:1; 13:1; 13:2; 13:3
1 Corinthians
7:37; 8:9; 9:4; 9:6; 9:12; 9:12; 9:18; 11:10; 15:24
2 Corinthians
10:8; 13:10
Ephesians
1:21; 2:2; 3:10; 6:12
Colossians
1:13; 1:16; 2:10; 2:15
2 Thessalonians
3:9
Titus
3:1
Hebrews
13:10
1 Peter
3:22
Jude
1:25
Revelation
2:26; 6:8; 9:3; 9:10; 9:19; 11:6; 11:6; 12:10; 13:2; 13:4; 13:5; 13:7; 13:12; 14:18; 16:9; 17:12; 17:13; 18:1; 20:6; 22:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1849 matches the Greek ἐξουσία (exousia),
which occurs 102 times in 93 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 7:29–Rom 13:3)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:29 -

because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like their scribes.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:9 -

“For I too am a man under authority, having soldiers under my command.[fn] I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this! ’ and he does it.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:6 -

“But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” ​— ​then he told the paralytic, “Get up, take your stretcher, and go home.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:8 -

When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck[fn][fn] and gave glory to God, who had given such authority to men.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:1 -

Summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out and to heal every[fn] disease and sickness.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:23 -

When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:24 -

Jesus answered them, “I will also ask you one question, and if you answer it for me, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:27 -

So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”

And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:18 -

Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:22 -

They were astonished at his teaching because he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:27 -

They were all amazed, and so they began to ask each other, “What is this? A new teaching with authority![fn] He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:10 -

“But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” ​— ​he told the paralytic —

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:15 -

and to have authority to[fn] drive out demons.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:7 -

He summoned the Twelve and began to send them out in pairs and gave them authority over unclean spirits.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:28 -

and asked him, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do these things? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:29 -

Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; then answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:33 -

So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”

And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:34 -

“It is like a man on a journey, who left his house, gave authority to his servants, gave each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to be alert.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:6 -

The devil said to him, “I will give you their splendor and all this authority, because it has been given over to me, and I can give it to anyone I want.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:32 -

They were astonished at his teaching because his message had authority.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:36 -

Amazement came over them all, and they were saying to one another, “What is this message? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:24 -

“But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” ​— ​he told the paralyzed man, “I tell you: Get up, take your stretcher, and go home.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:8 -

“For I too am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under my command. I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:1 -

Summoning the Twelve, he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:19 -

“Look, I have given you the authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy; nothing at all will harm you.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:5 -

“But I will show you the one to fear: Fear him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the one to fear!

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:11 -

“Whenever they bring you before synagogues and rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how you should defend yourselves or what you should say.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:17 -

“ ‘Well done, good[fn] servant! ’ he told him. ‘Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, have authority over ten towns.’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:2 -

and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:8 -

And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:20 -

They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous,[fn] so that they could catch him in what he said, to hand him over to the governor’s rule and authority.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:53 -

“Every day while I was with you in the temple, you never laid a hand on me. But this is your hour ​— ​and the dominion of darkness.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:7 -

Finding that he was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:12 -

But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be[fn] children of God, to those who believe in his name,

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:27 -

“And he has granted him the right to pass judgment, because he is the Son of Man.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:18 -

“No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:2 -

“since you gave him authority over all people,[fn] so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:10 -

So Pilate said to him, “Do you refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know that I have the authority to release you and the authority to crucify you? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:11 -

“You would have no authority over me at all,” Jesus answered him, “if it hadn’t been given you from above. This is why the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:7 -

He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:4 -

“Wasn’t it yours while you possessed it? And after it was sold, wasn’t it at your disposal? Why is it that you planned this thing in your heart? You have not lied to people but to God.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:19 -

saying, “Give me this power also so that anyone I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:14 -

“And he has authority here from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:10 -

“I actually did this in Jerusalem, and I locked up many of the saints in prison, since I had received authority for that from the chief priests. When they were put to death, I was in agreement against them.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:12 -

“I was traveling to Damascus under these circumstances with authority and a commission from the chief priests.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:18 -

“to open their eyes so that they may turn[fn] from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:21 -

Or has the potter no right over the clay, to make from the same lump one piece of pottery for honor and another for dishonor?

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:1 -

Let everyone submit to the governing authorities, since there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are instituted by God.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:2 -

So then, the one who resists the authority is opposing God’s command, and those who oppose it will bring judgment on themselves.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 -

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Do what is good, and you will have its approval.


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