Word study · Greek
exousia
authority, right
Say it: ex-oo-SEE-ah (approximate)
ἐξουσία
What it means
Authority, the right and the power to act. Jesus says he has "power" (the same word) to lay down his life and to take it again (10:18).
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 John
- Chapter 10
"I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again" (10:18).
Every verse (6)
Verses where G1849 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources