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GreekG1850Verb

ἐξουσιάζω

exousiazō

3Occurrences
G1850Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to control

from G1849 (ἐξουσία);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to exercise authority .
2.Trans., to exercise authority over
LXX: (frequently in Ec) chiefly for שָׁלַט

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἐξουσιάζω appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
2
Luke
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 6:12BSB

“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.

1 Corinthians 7:4BSB

The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.

Luke 22:25BSB

So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.