G1849 — ἐξουσία (exousía)

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Strong's G1849 (Greek)

Greek: ἐξουσία (exousía)

Pronunciation: ex-oo-see'-ah

Derivation: from G1832 (in the sense of ability);

Definition: privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence

KJV Renderings: authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G1832 ἔξεστι éxesti third person singular present indicative of a compound of G1537 and G1510 so also ἐξόν (exón) ex-on' neuter present participle of the same (with or without some form of G1510 expressed); impersonally, it is right (through the figurative idea of being out in public) be lawful, let, X may(-est)

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.