ἐξουσία
“liberty, power to act, right, authority”
Primary meaning: liberty, power to act, right, authority, jurisdiction. Strong's: privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence. Lexical nuances: prop., liberty or power to act , freedom to exercise the inward force or faculty expressed by δύναμις (q.v.): I Co 9:12 ; ἐ. ἔχειν , II Th 3:9 ; id. seq. inf., Jo 10:18 , I Co 9:4 , 5 ; c. gen. obj., Ro 9:21 ; seq. ἐπί , c. acc., Re 22:14 ; περί , I Co 7:37 . Later (cf. Milligan, Th. , 114; MM, Exp. , xiv), of the power of right, authority : Mt 21:33 , Mk 11:28 , Lk 20:2 ; of Messianic authorit...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G1832 (ἔξεστι) (in the sense of ability);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: שָׁלְטָן (dominion, sovereign rule, everlasting dominion) -> ἐξουσία (liberty, power to act, right, authority)
LXX conceptual translation: H4475 -> ἐξουσία (liberty, power to act, right, authority)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where ἐξουσία (exousia) carries significant theological or narrative weight.