ἐξουσία

exousia

authority

from ἔξεστι (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.

G1849

Romans 13:1 · Word #9

Lexicon G1849

Lemmaἐξουσία
Transliterationexousía
Strong'sG1849
In-contextauthority
Literalauthority

Morphology N NOM F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐξουσία
Strong'sG1849

SIBI-P1 G1849-01

to/with the out-authority

Morphological NotesNoun, dative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,DFS,) in most occurrences listed; also appears as nominative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NFS,). Dative expresses means, sphere, or relation; nominative marks the subject. Feminine singular noun.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the root sense of ἐξουσία as the right or power that "comes out from" a source (from ἔξεστι, "it is permitted/it is lawful"). The dative feminine singular form (DFS) is reflected by "to/with," expressing sphere, means, or association, and by the singular "the out-authority," maintaining grammatical number and gender implied in the Greek noun.

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Words from Root ἐξουσία (authority, delegated right, jurisdiction, freedom of action, ruling power, mastery)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1849-02 exousiai the delegated authorities
G1849-03 exousiais to the delegated authorities
G1849-04 exousian authority-right

Word Usage (102 occurrences of G1849)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 7:29 ἐξουσίαν exousian
Matthew 8:9 ἐξουσίαν exousian
Matthew 9:6 ἐξουσίαν exousian
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