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exousia G1849

ἐξουσία (exousia) means “authority” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἐξουσία Greek · G1849 102 tagged occurrences in 93 verses

Pronunciation guide: ex-oo-see'-ah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1849

ἐξουσία · exousia · authority

ἐξουσία, -ας, ἡ (ἔξεστι), [in LXX: 4Ki.20:13, Psa.113 (114):2 135 (136)8, 9, Isa.39:2, Jer.28 (51):28 (מֶמְשָׁלָה), frequently in Da for Aram. שָׁלְטָן, etc., Wis.10:14, Sir.9:13, al. ;] 1. prop., liberty or power to act, freedom to exercise the inward force or faculty expressed by δύναμις (which see): 1Co.9:12; ἐ. ἔχειν, 2Th.3:9; id. before inf., Jhn.10:18, 1Co.9:4, 5; with genitive obj., Rom.9:21; before ἐπί, with accusative, Rev.22:14; περί, 1Co.7:37. 2. Later (cf. Milligan, Th., 114; MM, Exp., xiv), of the power of right, authority: Mat.21:33, Mrk.11:28, Luk.20:2; of Messianic authority, Mat.9:6, Mrk.2:10, al.; of apostolic authority, 2Co.10:8 13:10; of the authority of government: Mat.8:9 28:18, Ju 25, Rev.12:10, al.; esp. of judicial authority, Luk.20:20, Jhn.19:10, 11. 3. Meton., (a) jurisdiction: Luk.23:7 (cf. 1Ma.6:11, Isa.39:2); (b) a ruler or magistrate: Rom.13:1-3; pl., Luk.12:11, Rom.13:1, Tit.3:1; (with) of supramundane powers (syn. with ἀρχή, δύναμις, θρόνος, κυριότης): 1Co.15:24, Eph.1:21 3:10, Col.2:10, 1Pe.3:22, al. (Cremer. 236). SYN.: see: δύναμις. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.

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How translators render G1849

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
authority 61
power 10
authorities 6
right 6
the right 2
a sign of authority 1
and authorities 1
authority over 1
control 1
disposal 1
dominion 1
freedom 1
in charge 1
jurisdiction 1
of authority 1
one in authority 1
rights 1
that of 1
the authority 1
this right 1
to the governing authorities 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
power 51
authority 27
powers 7
the power 7
right 2
authorities 1
jurisdiction 1
liberty 1
of the power 1
power over 1
strength 1
the powers 1
to the power 1

Verses containing G1849

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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.

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  2. 1 Corinthians 8:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.

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  3. 1 Corinthians 9:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Have we no right to food and to drink?

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  4. 1 Corinthians 9:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?

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  5. 1 Corinthians 9:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?

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  6. 1 Corinthians 9:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.

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  7. 1 Corinthians 9:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.

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  8. 1 Corinthians 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

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  9. 1 Corinthians 15:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.

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  10. 2 Corinthians 10:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.

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  11. 2 Corinthians 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

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  12. Ephesians 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

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  13. Ephesians 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.

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  14. Ephesians 3:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,

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  15. Ephesians 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

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  16. Colossians 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

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  17. Colossians 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

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  18. Colossians 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

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  19. Colossians 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

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  20. 2 Thessalonians 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

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  21. Titus 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

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  22. Hebrews 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

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  23. 1 Peter 3:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.

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  24. Jude 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.

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  25. Revelation 2:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.

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  26. Revelation 6:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.

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  27. Revelation 9:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.

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  28. Revelation 9:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.

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  29. Revelation 9:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.

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  30. Revelation 11:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.

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  31. Revelation 12:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.

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  32. Revelation 13:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.

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  33. Revelation 13:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”

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  34. Revelation 13:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.

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  35. Revelation 13:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.

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  36. Revelation 13:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.

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  37. Revelation 14:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”

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  38. Revelation 16:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory.

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  39. Revelation 17:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings along with the beast.

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  40. Revelation 17:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.

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  41. Revelation 18:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.

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  42. Revelation 20:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

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  43. Revelation 22:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.

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