ἐξουσιάζω
exousiázō · G1850 · Greek · 4 occurrences
Meanings
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to rule, to reign
To rule or reign by exercising authority over
ExamplesLuke 22:25 And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles domineer over them; and those who have authority over them are called ‘Benefactors.’
1 Corinthians 6:12 All things are permitted for me, but not all things are of benefit. All things are permitted for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.
1 Corinthians 7:4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise the husband also does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- γυνήwoman, wife 1
- ἐγώI, we 1
- ἀνήρman, husband 1
- Not stated (participle) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ὑπόby, under+ τὶςsomeone 1
With adverbsAdverbs
3 occurrences in 1 groups
- οὐnot 3
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- εὐεργέτηςhelper of the people 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- κυριεύω kyrieúō · G2961 · to rule, to govern, to reign over
- Synonym verb expressing mastery or lordship over someone/something; both ἐξουσιάζω and κυριεύω denote exercising control or authority, though κυριεύω emphasizes lordship status while ἐξουσιάζω emphasizes the exercise of authority or right.
- ἄρχω árchō · G757 · to be first
- Common Greek verb for ruling or having authority; both express exercise of control, though ἄρχω often implies official or formal rule while ἐξουσιάζω can be broader in application to any exercise of authority or control.
Contrasting words 1 word
- δουλεύω douleúō · G1398 · to be a slave, to be a slave to, to be controlled by
- Lexical opposite expressing subjection and service rather than control and authority; one who serves is under another's control (ἐξουσιάζω), while one who controls does not serve in that relationship.
In the other Testament 1 word
- שָׁלַט shâlaṭ · H7980 · to control, to rule, to be in charge
- Hebrew verb for exercising power or control, particularly common in later biblical Hebrew and Aramaic; overlaps semantically with the control/mastery aspect of ἐξουσιάζω.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To rule, to reign37.48
- This verb describes exercising ruling control over someone or something, used of Paul's teaching on the mutual authority husband and wife hold over one another's bodies — "the husband also does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does" (1 Corinthians 7:4), and of his declaration that he will not be mastered by anything — "I will not be mastered by anything" (1 Corinthians 6:12).
Word family 31 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon 1 future passive ἐξουσιασθήσομαι; (ἐξουσία); equivalent to ἐξουσίαν ἔχω, to have power or…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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