Midvash

ἐξουσιάζωexousiázō

to control

Greek (New Testament) · G1850

Meanings

1. to exercise authority.

2. Trans., to exercise authority over: with genitive of person, Luke 22:25; with genitive of thing, 1 Corinthians 7:4; passive, to be held under authority: followed by ὑπό, 1 Corinthians 6:12.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Luke 22:25 Jesus told them, “In this world the kings and great men lord it over their people, yet they are called ‘friends of the people.’
  • 1 Corinthians 6:12 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything.
  • 1 Corinthians 7:4 The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.