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exousia

authority, right

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

ἐξουσία

What it means

Authority, the right and the power to act. "There is no authority except from God" (13:1-3).

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 Romans

  • Chapter 13

    "There is no authority except from God" (13:1-3).

Every verse (4)

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