Word study · Greek
exousia
authority, right
Say it: ex-oo-SEE-ah (approximate)
ἐξουσία
What it means
A right, authority. "Not because we don't have the right" (3:9).
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 Thessalonians
- Chapter 3
"Not because we don't have the right" (3:9).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G1849 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources