Word study · Greek
exousia
authority, right
Say it: ex-oo-SEE-ah (approximate)
ἐξουσία
What it means
Authority, right. Paul asks whether he has the right to food and pay (9:4-18), warns that the "liberty" of the strong may wound the weak (8:9), and speaks of a woman's "authority" on her head (11:10).
Range of meaning
- Right to actPermission or freedom to do something.
- PowerThe ability to make things happen.
- RuleAuthority over others, or the people who hold it.
In 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 8
"This right of yours" (8:9).
- Chapter 9
"Don't we have the right to eat and drink?" (9:4-6, 9:12, 9:18).
- Chapter 11
"Authority on her head" (11:10).
Every verse (9)
- 1 Corinthians 7:37
- 1 Corinthians 8:9
- 1 Corinthians 9:4
- 1 Corinthians 9:5
- 1 Corinthians 9:6
- 1 Corinthians 9:12
- 1 Corinthians 9:18
- 1 Corinthians 11:10
- 1 Corinthians 15:24
Verses where G1849 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources