ἐξουσιάζω
exousiazō · have authority over
Greek word · Strong’s number G1850 · appears 4 times in the Bible
What is the Strong number?
Strong’s number identifies this word: use it to find the same word in other study tools.What it means
exousiazō (ἐξουσιάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “have authority over”.
Exercise power over; in the passive, be mastered by something.
How to say it
e·xou·si·a·zō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Have power over; be enslaved by.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- have authority over ×2
- be mastered ×1
- exercise authority over ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 22:25
And he said to them, “The kings of the nations lord it over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors.
- 1 Corinthians 6:12
All things are permitted for me, but not all things are beneficial. 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 also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
And 1 more times.