Lexical Definition

‎ἐξουσία‎ exousía (ex-oo-see'-ah) authority G:N-F
from ‎ἔξεστι‎ (in the sense of ability)

authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength.

Usage: 10 forms in 121 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
ἐξουσιῶν authorities 1Pet.3.22
ἐξουσίᾳ authorities Rom.13.1 • Col.1.16
authority Matt.21.23 • Matt.21.24 • Matt.21.27 • Mark.11.28 • Mark.11.29 • Mark.11.33 • Luke.4.32 • Luke.4.36 • Luke.20.2 • Luke.20.8 • Luke.20.20 • Acts.1.7 • Acts.5.4 • Rom.13.2
right 1Cor.9.12 • 1Cor.9.18
ἐξουσίασ authorities Luke.12.11 • Eph.6.12 • Col.2.15
authority Acts.26.12 • 1Cor.9.12 • 2Cor.10.8 • Eph.1.21 • Eph.2.2 • Col.2.10
dominion Col.1.13
jurisdiction Luke.23.7
power Acts.26.18
ἐξουσίαν authority Matt.7.29 • Matt.8.9 • Matt.9.6 • Matt.9.8 • Matt.10.1 • Matt.21.23 • Mark.1.22 • Mark.1.27 • Mark.2.10 • Mark.3.15 • Mark.6.7 • Mark.11.28 • Mark.13.34 • Luke.4.6 • Luke.5.24 • Luke.7.8 • Luke.9.1 • Luke.10.19 • Luke.12.5 • Luke.20.2 • John.1.12 • John.5.27 • John.10.18 • John.10.18 • John.17.2 • John.19.10 • John.19.10 • John.19.11 • Acts.8.19 • Acts.9.14 • Acts.26.10 • Rom.9.21 • Rom.13.3 • 1Cor.7.37 • 1Cor.9.5 • 1Cor.11.10 • 1Cor.15.24 • 2Cor.13.10 • Heb.13.10 • Rev.2.26 • Rev.13.2 • Rev.13.4 • Rev.13.12 • Rev.14.18 • Rev.16.9 • Rev.17.12 • Rev.17.13 • Rev.18.1
having authority Luke.19.17
permission 1Cor.9.6
power Rev.9.3 • Rev.11.6 • Rev.11.6 • Rev.20.6
right 1Cor.9.4 • 2Thess.3.9
ἐξουσίαισ authorities Eph.3.10
to authorities Titus.3.1
to the authorities Rom.13.1
ἐξουσία authority Matt.28.18 • Rom.13.1 • Jude.1.25 • Rev.6.8 • Rev.12.10 • Rev.13.5 • Rev.13.7
power Luke.22.53 • Rev.9.3 • Rev.9.10 • Rev.9.19
right 1Cor.8.9 • Rev.22.14
εξουσιών authorities LXX.Dan.3.2 • LXX.Dan.3.3
εξουσίασ his authority LXX.Dan.11.5
of his authority LXX.2Chr.8.6
εξουσίαν authority LXX.Ezra.7.24 • LXX.Ps.136.8 • LXX.Ps.136.9 • LXX.Prov.17.14 • LXX.Dan.4.26
εξουσία authority LXX.Dan.4.34 • LXX.Dan.7.6 • LXX.Dan.7.14 • LXX.Dan.7.27
his authority LXX.2Kgs.20.13 • LXX.Ps.114.2 • LXX.Dan.4.3 • LXX.Dan.4.34 • LXX.Dan.7.14

Abbott-Smith

ἐξουσία, -ας, ἡ (< ἔξεστι), [in LXX: IV Ki 20:13, Ps 113 (114):2* 135 (136)8*, 9*, Is 39:2, Je 28 (51):28* (מֶמְשָׁלָה), freq. in Da for Aram. שָׁלְטָן, etc., Wi 10:14, Si 9:13, al. ;]

1. prop., liberty or power to act, freedom to exercise the inward force or faculty expressed by δύναμις (q.v.): I Co 9:12; ἐ. ἔχειν, II Th 3:9; id. seq. inf., Jo 10:18, I Co 9:4, 5; c. gen. obj., Ro 9:21; seq. ἐπί, c. acc., Re 22:14; περί, I Co 7:37.
2. Later (cf. Milligan, Th., 114; MM, Exp., xiv), of the power of right, authority: Mt 21:33, Mk 11:28, Lk 20:2; of Messianic authority, Mt 9:6, Mk 2:10, al.; of apostolic authority, II Co 10:8 13:10; of the authority of government: Mt 8:9 28:18, Ju 25, Re 12:10, al.; esp. of judicial authority, Lk 20:20, Jo 19:10, 11.
3. Meton.,
(a) jurisdiction: Lk 23:7 (cf. I Mac 6:11, Is 39:2);
(b) a ruler or magistrate: Ro 13:1-3; pl., Lk 12:11, Ro 13:1, Tit 3:1;
(c) of supramundane powers (syn. with ἀρχή, δύναμις, θρόνος, κυριότης): I Co 15:24, Eph 1:21 3:10, Col 2:10, I Pe 3:22, al. (Cremer. 236).
SYN.: v.s. δύναμις.

Abbott-Smith References

Book Refs
2 Kings 20:13
Psalms 113:2* · 135:8* · 135:9*
Isaiah 39:2
Jeremiah 28:28*
Matthew 8:9 · 9:6 · 21:33 · 28:18
Mark 2:10 · 11:28
Luke 12:11 · 20:2 · 20:20 · 23:7
John 10:18 · 19:10 · 19:11
Romans 9:21 · 13:1
1 Corinthians 7:37 · 9:4 · 9:5 · 9:12 · 15:24
2 Corinthians 10:8 · 13:10
Ephesians 1:21 · 3:10
Colossians 2:10
2 Thessalonians 3:9
Titus 3:1
1 Peter 3:22
Jude 1:25
Revelation 12:10 · 22:14

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐξουσία-ία, ἡ,

(ἔξεστι) power, authority to do a thing, with infinitive, χαίρειν καὶ νοσεῖν ἐ. πάρεστι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξουσίαίαν 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. [ἐξουσίαιῶν LXX.Dan.3.2 ">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, ἐξουσίαίας ἐπίδειξις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; excessive wealth, opposed to οὐσία, [Refs]
__IV pomp, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Dan.3.2 ☩ Luke.12.11