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ἐξουσία
exousía · Greek · Strong's G1849 · 102 occurrences
The KJV renders 25 different Hebrew and Greek words as “strength”
What it means
privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence
from G1832 (ἔξεστι) (in the sense of ability);
How the KJV renders it
authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“strength”
also renders
krátos (G2904), endynamóō (G1743), ischýs (G2479), dýnamis (G1411), ʼûwl (H193), ʼôwn (H202), ʼĕyâl (H353), ʼĕyâlûwth (H360), ʼêythân (H386), ʼamtsâh (H556), dôbeʼ (H1679), chêzeq (H2391), chayil (H2428), chôçen (H2633), kôach (H3581), mâʻôwz (H4581), nitsbâh (H5326), Nêtsach (H5332), ʻôz (H5797), ʻetsem (H6106), ʻotsmâh (H6109), rahab (H7293), tᵉqôph (H8632), tôqeph (H8633)“power”
also renders
krátos (G2904), archḗ (G746), dynatós (G1415), ischýs (G2479), dýnamis (G1411), ʼêl (H410), chayil (H2428), chayil (H2429), chêçen (H2632), yad (H3028), kôach (H3581), memshâlâh (H4475), ʻaz (H5794), ʻôz (H5797), ʻizzûwz (H5808), shilṭôwn (H7983), tôqeph (H8633)“right”
also renders
orthōs (G3723), díkaios (G1342), ʼemeth (H571), gᵉʼullâh (H1353), yᵉmîynîy (H3227), yôsher (H3476), kûwn (H3559), kên (H3651), mishpâṭ (H4941), nâkôach (H5228), nᵉkôchâh (H5229)Questions this word decides
Where it appears
102 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 7:37 N-ASF1 Corinthians 8:9 N-NSF1 Corinthians 9:4 N-ASF1 Corinthians 9:5 N-ASF1 Corinthians 9:6 N-ASF1 Corinthians 9:12 N-DSF1 Corinthians 9:18 N-DSF1 Corinthians 11:10 N-ASF1 Corinthians 15:24 N-ASF1 Peter 3:22 N-GPF2 Corinthians 10:8 N-GSF2 Corinthians 13:10 N-ASF2 Thessalonians 3:9 N-ASFActs 1:7 N-DSFActs 5:4 N-DSFActs 8:19 N-ASFActs 9:14 N-ASFActs 26:10 N-ASFActs 26:12 N-GSFActs 26:18 N-GSFColossians 1:13 N-GSFColossians 1:16 N-NPFColossians 2:10 N-GSFColossians 2:15 N-APFEphesians 1:21 N-GSFEphesians 2:2 N-GSFEphesians 3:10 N-DPFEphesians 6:12 N-APFHebrews 13:10 N-ASFJohn 1:12 N-ASFJohn 5:27 N-ASFJohn 10:18 N-ASFJohn 17:2 N-ASFJohn 19:10 N-ASFJohn 19:11 N-ASFJude 1:25 N-NSFLuke 4:6 N-ASFLuke 4:32 N-DSFLuke 4:36 N-DSFLuke 5:24 N-ASFLuke 7:8 N-ASFLuke 9:1 N-ASFLuke 10:19 N-ASFLuke 12:5 N-ASFLuke 12:11 N-APFLuke 19:17 N-ASFLuke 20:2 N-ASFLuke 20:8 N-DSFLuke 20:20 N-DSFLuke 22:53 N-NSFLuke 23:7 N-GSFMatthew 7:29 N-ASFMatthew 8:9 N-ASFMatthew 9:6 N-ASFMatthew 9:8 N-ASFMatthew 10:1 N-ASFMatthew 21:23 N-ASFMatthew 21:24 N-DSFMatthew 21:27 N-DSFMatthew 28:18 N-NSF
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