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Koine Greek wordlink #130484

SR GNT Eph 6:12 ἐξουσίας (exousias) ‘rulers against the authorities against the world_rulers’ Strongs=18490 Lemma=exousia
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=plural
Year=64 AD

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Other uses (2) of identical word form ἐξουσίας (N-AFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐξουσίας’ (N-AFP) is always and only glossed as ‘authorities’.

Luke 12:11 ‘rulers and the authorities not you_all may worry how’ SR GNT Luke 12:11 word 19

OET-LV: 11 And whenever they _may _be _carrying _in you _all before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, you _all _may_ not _worry how or what you _all _may _defend or what you _all _may _say, (LUK_12:11)

OET-RV: 11 “Whenever you get dragged into the meeting halls or in front of rulers or authorities, don’t worry about how you’ll defend yourselves or what you’ll say, (LUK 12:11)

Col 2:15 ‘rulers and the authorities he exposed them in public’ SR GNT Col 2:15 word 6

OET-LV: 15 having _disarmed the rulers and the authorities, he _exposed them in public, having _triumphed over _them in him. (COL_2:15)

OET-RV: 15 He had disarmed the rulers and authorities and publicly exposed them, because he had won the victory over them on the post. (COL 2:15)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘exousia’ have 10 different glosses: ‘the authority’, ‘the right’, ‘to the authorities’, ‘to authorities’, ‘to authority’, ‘authorities’, ‘authority’, ‘domain’, ‘power’, ‘right’.

Greek words (5) other than ἐξουσίας (N-AFP) with a gloss related to ‘authorities’

ROM 13:1 ἐξουσίαις (exousiais) N-DFP ‘every soul to the authorities being_above let_be_being subjected not’ SR GNT Rom 13:1 word 4

OET-LV: 13 Every soul to_the_authorities being _above let _be _being _subjected, because/for not there _is authority, except not/lest by god, and the authorities being by god having _been _appointed they _are. (ROM_13:1)

OET-RV: 13 Everyone should be subject to the authorities who are over them because there’s no authority except through God and they’re appointed by God. (ROM 13:1)

EPH 3:10 ἐξουσίαις (exousiais) N-DFP ‘rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms’ SR GNT Eph 3:10 word 8

OET-LV: 10 in _order _that may _be _made _known now to _the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms through the assembly, the manifold wisdom of_ the _god, (EPH_3:10)

OET-RV: 10 so that the wide-ranging wisdom of God could be revealed now through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms. (EPH 3:10)

COL 1:16 ἐξουσίαι (exousiai) N-NFP ‘or rulers or authorities the things all by’ SR GNT Col 1:16 word 29

OET-LV: 16 because by him was _created the things all in the heavens and on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or masterships, or rulers, or authorities, all the things has _been _created by him and for him. (COL_1:16)

OET-RV: 16 because it was him who created everything in the heavens and on the earth, both visible and invisible, including all authorities such as kingdoms and governments. Yes, everything was created by him and for him. (COL 1:16)

TIT 3:1 ἐξουσίαις (exousiais) N-DFP ‘be reminding them to rulers to authorities to_be being_subjected to_be yielding for’ SR GNT Tit 3:1 word 6

OET-LV: 3 Be _reminding them to _be _being _subjected to _rulers, to _authorities, to _be _yielding, to _be ready for every good work, (TIT_3:1)

OET-RV: 3 Remind people to conform to their rulers and authorities, being obedient and ready to do anything that’s good. (TIT 3:1)

1 PET 3:22 ἐξουσιῶν (exousiōn) N-GFP ‘to him with messengers and authorities and powers’ SR GNT 1 Pet 3:22 word 15

OET-LV: 22 having _been _gone into heaven who is at the_right hand of_god, with _messengers, and authorities, and powers having _been _subjected to _him. (PE1_3:22)

OET-RV: 22 who went to heaven and sat on God’s right, with God’s messengers and authorities and powers all under his authority. (PE1 3:22)

Key: N=noun AFP=accusative,feminine,plural DFP=dative,feminine,plural GFP=genitive,feminine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural