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)

“liberty”

also renders áphesis (G859), ánesis (G425), eleuthería (G1657), dᵉrôwr (H1865), chophshîy (H2670)

“authority”

also renders hyperochḗ (G5247), epitagḗ (G2003), tôqeph (H8633)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

102 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 7:37 · N-ASF

But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no urgency, but has power over his own will, and has determined in his own heart to keep his own virgin, does well.

1 Corinthians 8:9 · N-NSF

But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.

1 Corinthians 9:4 · N-ASF

Have we no right to eat and to drink?

1 Corinthians 9:5 · N-ASF

Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

1 Corinthians 9:6 · N-ASF

Or have only Barnabas and I no right to not work?

1 Corinthians 9:12 · N-DSF

If others partake of this right over you, don’t we yet more? Nevertheless we didn’t use this right, but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the Good News of Christ.

1 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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