Greek word study

ἐξουσίαexousía — power, authority, weight

(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.

Translated in the King James as: authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength

Appears 102 times in Scripture

Origin: from G1832 (ἔξεστι) (in the sense of ability);

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Where it appears

Matthew — 10×

Matt 7:29 Matt 8:9 Matt 9:6 Matt 9:8 Matt 10:1 Matt 21:23 Matt 21:24 Matt 21:27 Matt 28:18+ 1 more in Matthew

Mark — 10×

Mark 1:22 Mark 1:27 Mark 2:10 Mark 3:15 Mark 6:7 Mark 11:28 Mark 11:29 Mark 11:33 Mark 13:34+ 1 more in Mark

Luke — 16×

Luke 4:6 Luke 4:32 Luke 4:36 Luke 5:24 Luke 7:8 Luke 9:1 Luke 10:19 Luke 12:5 Luke 12:11 Luke 19:17 Luke 20:2 Luke 20:8 Luke 20:20 Luke 22:53 Luke 23:7+ 1 more in Luke

John — 8×

John 1:12 John 5:27 John 10:18 John 17:2 John 19:10 John 19:11+ 2 more in John

Acts — 7×

Acts 1:7 Acts 5:4 Acts 8:19 Acts 9:14 Acts 26:10 Acts 26:12 Acts 26:18

Romans — 5×

Rom 9:21 Rom 13:1 Rom 13:2 Rom 13:3+ 1 more in Romans

1 Corinthians — 10×

1 Cor 7:37 1 Cor 8:9 1 Cor 9:4 1 Cor 9:5 1 Cor 9:6 1 Cor 9:12 1 Cor 9:18 1 Cor 11:10 1 Cor 15:24+ 1 more in 1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians — 2×

2 Cor 10:8 2 Cor 13:10

Ephesians — 4×

Eph 1:21 Eph 2:2 Eph 3:10 Eph 6:12

Colossians — 4×

Col 1:13 Col 1:16 Col 2:10 Col 2:15

2 Thessalonians — 1×

Titus — 1×

Hebrews — 1×

1 Peter — 1×

Jude — 1×

Revelation — 21×

Rev 2:26 Rev 6:8 Rev 9:3 Rev 9:10 Rev 9:19 Rev 11:6 Rev 12:10 Rev 13:2 Rev 13:4 Rev 13:5 Rev 13:7 Rev 13:12 Rev 14:18 Rev 16:9 Rev 17:12 Rev 17:13 Rev 18:1 Rev 20:6 Rev 22:14+ 2 more in Revelation

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.