Strong's Greek · G1849
ἐξουσία
exousía
authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength
Definition
privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence
Derivation
from G1832 (ἔξεστι) (in the sense of ability);
Appears 102 times in Scripture
“And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.”
“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.”
“When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?””
“Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.”
“For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.””
““I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
“because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.”
“So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
“But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).