Strong's G1849
ἐξουσία(exousía)
- Language:
- Greek (New Testament)
Definition
privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence
Derivation
from G1832 (ἔξεστι) (in the sense of ability);
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, ἐξουσία is translated as: authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength.
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.