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exousia

authority, right

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

ἐξουσία

What it means

Authority, power. "The power of darkness" (1:13), and Christ is "the head of all principality and power" (2:10).

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 Colossians

  • Chapter 1

    "Out of the power of darkness" (1:13; 2:10, 2:15).

Every verse (4)

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