authority

Greek Noun Female

ἐξουσία, -ας, ἡ (ἔξεστι), [in LXX: 4Ki.20:13, Psa.113 (114):2 135 (136)8, 9, Isa.39:2, Jer.28 (51):28 (מֶמְשָׁלָה), frequently in Da for Aram. שָׁלְטָן, etc, Wis.10:14, Sir.9:13, al;] 1) prop, liberty or power to act, freedom to exercise the inward force or faculty expressed by δύναμις (which see): 1Co.9:12; ἐ. ἔχειν, 2Th.3:9; id. before inf, Jhn.10:18, 1Co.9:4, 5; with genitive obj, Rom.9:21; before ἐπί, with accusative, Rev.22:14; περί, 1Co.7:37. 2) Later (cf. Milligan, Th., 114; MM, Exp., xiv), of the power of right, authority: Mat.21:33, Mrk.11:28, Luk.20:2; of Messianic authority, Mat.9:6, Mrk.2:10, al; of apostolic authority, 2Co.10:8 13:10; of the authority of government: Mat.8:9 28:18, Ju 25, Rev.12:10, al; esp. of judicial authority, Luk.20:20, Jhn.19:10, 11. 3) Meton, (a) jurisdiction: Luk.23:7 (cf. 1Ma.6:11, Isa.39:2); (b) a ruler or magistrate: Rom.13:1-3; pl, Luk.12:11, Rom.13:1, Tit.3:1; (with) of supramundane powers (syn. with ἀρχή, δύναμις, θρόνος, κυριότης): 1Co.15:24, Eph.1:21 3:10, Col.2:10, 1Pe.3:22, al. (Cremer. 236). SYN.: see: δύναμις. (AS)

authority

Greek Noun Female

ἐξουσ-ία, ἡ, (ἔξεστι) power, authority to do a thing, with infinitive, χαίρειν καὶ νοσεῖν ἐ. πάρεστι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξουσίαν ὁ νόμος δέδωκε permission to do, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τῇ τῆς εἰρήνης ἐ. with the freedom permitted by peace, [Refs 4th c.BC+] power of life and death, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; πρᾶγμα οὗ τὴν ἐ. ἔχουσιν ἄλλοι control over, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐ. τινός power over, licence in a thing, τοῦ λέγειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν μεγάλῃ ἐ. τοῦ ἀδικεῖν[Refs]; κατὰ τὴν οὐκ ἐ. τῆς ἀγωνίσεως from want of qualification for, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, power, authority, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) abuse of authority, licence, arrogance, ὕβρις καὶ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) Lit. Crit, ἐ. ποιητική poetic licence, [Refs 1st c.BC+] II) office, magistracy, ἀρχαὶ καὶ ἐ. [LXX+5th c.BC+]; ἡ ὑπατικὴ ἐ. the consulate, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ἡ ταμιευτικὴ ἐ. the quaestorship, [Refs]; δημαρχικὴ ἐ, see at {δημαρχικό; ἡ τοῦ θαλάμου ἐ}, in the Roman empire, lordship of the bedchamber, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.2) concrete, body of magistrates, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; αἱ ἐ. (as we say) the authorities, [NT+1st c.AD+] II.2.b) ἡ ἐ. as an honorary title, [Refs 4th c.AD+] III) abundance of means, resources, ἐξουσίας ἐπίδειξις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; excessive wealth, opposed to οὐσία, [Refs] IV) pomp, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence; authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength; from g1832 (ἔξεστι) (in the sense of ability)