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Lexicon :: Strong's G1850 - exousiazō

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ἐξουσιάζω
Transliteration
exousiazō (Key)
Pronunciation
ex-oo-see-ad'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:574,238

Strong’s Definitions

ἐξουσιάζω exousiázō, ex-oo-see-ad'-zo; from G1849; to control:—exercise authority upon, bring under the (have) power of.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G1850 in the following manner: have power of (2x), exercise authority upon (1x), bring under power (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G1850 in the following manner: have power of (2x), exercise authority upon (1x), bring under power (1x).

  1. to have power or authority, use power

    1. to be master of any one, exercise authority over one

    2. to be master of the body

      1. to have full and entire authority over the body

      2. to hold the body subject to one's will

    3. to be brought under the power of anyone

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐξουσιάζω exousiázō, ex-oo-see-ad'-zo; from G1849; to control:—exercise authority upon, bring under the (have) power of.
STRONGS G1850:
ἐξουσιάζω; 1 future passive ἐξουσιασθήσομαι; (ἐξουσία); equivalent to ἐξουσίαν ἔχω, to have power or authority, use power: [ἐν πλείοσι ἐξ. πολλῶν μοναρχίων, Aristotle, eth. Eud. 1, 5, p. 1216a, 2]; ἐν ἀτίμοις, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Antiquities 9, 44; τινός, to be master of anyone, exercise authority over one, Luke 22:25; τοῦ σώματος, to be master of the body, i. e. to have full and entire authority over the body, to hold the body subject to one's will, 1 Corinthians 7:4. Passive followed by ὑπό τινος, to be brought under the power of anyone, 1 Corinthians 6:12. (Sept. several times in Nehemiah and Ecclesiastes, chiefly for מָשַׁל and שָׁלַט.) [Compare: κατεξουσιάζω.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
22:25
1 Corinthians
6:12; 7:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1850 matches the Greek ἐξουσιάζω (exousiazō),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:24 - We also notify you that it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll on anyone of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the doorkeepers, the temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:15 - The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration[fn] forty shekels[fn] of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:37 - And its rich yield goes to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please, and we are in great distress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - and who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:19 - Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2 - a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity;[fn] it is a grievous evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:19 - Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:4 - For the word of the king is supreme, and who may say to him, “What are you doing?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:8 - No man has power to retain the spirit, or power over the day of death. There is no discharge from war, nor will wickedness deliver those who are given to it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:9 - All this I observed while applying my heart to all that is done under the sun, when man had power over man to his hurt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:17 - The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:4 - If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place,
for calmness[fn] will lay great offenses to rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:5 - There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler:
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