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exousia

authority, right

Say it: ex-oo-SEE-ah (approximate)

ἐξουσία

What it means

Authority. "The authority which the Lord gave me for building up" (10:8; 13:10).

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 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 10

    "Our authority which the Lord gave for building you up" (10:8).

  • Chapter 13

    "The authority which the Lord gave me" (13:10).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G1849 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources