force

prop., or , freedom to exercise the inward force or faculty expressed by (q.v.): ; , ; id. seq. inf., , , ; c. gen. obj., ; seq. , c. acc., ; , . liberty power to act δύναμις ἐ. ἔχειν ἐπί περί I Co 9:12 II Th 3:9 Jo 10:18 I Co 9:4 5 Ro 9:21 Re 22:14 I Co 7:37 Later (cf. Milligan, , 114; MM, , xiv), of the power of : , , ; of Messianic authority, , , al.; of apostolic authority, ; of the authority of government: , , , al.; esp. of judicial authority, , , . Th. Exp. right, authority Mt 21:33 Mk 11:28 Lk 20:2 Mt 9:6 Mk 2:10 II Co 10:8 13:10 Mt 8:9 28:18 Ju 25 Re 12:10 Lk 20:20 Jo 19:10 11 Meton., : (cf. , ); jurisdiction Lk 23:7 I Mac 6:11 Is 39:2 or : ; pl., , , ; a ruler magistrate Ro 13:1-3 Lk 12:11 Ro 13:1 Tit 3:1 of supramundane powers (syn. with ): , , , , al. (Cremer. 236). ἀρχή, δύναμις, θρόνος, κυριότης I Co 15:24 Eph 1:21 3:10 Col 2:10 I Pe 3:22

macht, machten, gebied

(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.

authority

privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence

authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength

ἐξουσία, -ας, ἡ (ἔξεστι), [in LXX: 4Ki.20:13, Psa.113 (114):2 135 (136)8, 9, Isa.39:2, Jer.28 (51):28 (מֶמְשָׁלָה), frequently in Da for Aram. שָׁלְטָן, etc., Wis.10:14, Sir.9:13, al. ;] 1. prop., liberty or power to act, freedom to exercise the inward force or faculty expressed by δύναμις (which see): 1Co.9:12; ἐ. ἔχειν, 2Th.3:9; id. before inf., Jhn.10:18, 1Co.9:4, 5; with genitive obj., Rom.9:21; before ἐπί, with accusative, Rev.22:14; περί, 1Co.7:37. 2. Later (cf. Milligan, Th., 114; MM, Exp., xiv), of the power of right, authority: Mat.21:33, Mrk.11:28, Luk.20:2; of Messianic authority, Mat.9:6, Mrk.2:10, al.; of apostolic authority, 2Co.10:8 13:10; of the authority of government: Mat.8:9 28:18, Ju 25, Rev.12:10, al.; esp. of judicial authority, Luk.20:20, Jhn.19:10, 11. 3. Meton., (a) jurisdiction: Luk.23:7 (cf. 1Ma.6:11, Isa.39:2); (b) a ruler or magistrate: Rom.13:1-3; pl., Luk.12:11, Rom.13:1, Tit.3:1; (with) of supramundane powers (syn. with ἀρχή, δύναμις, θρόνος, κυριότης): 1Co.15:24, Eph.1:21 3:10, Col.2:10, 1Pe.3:22, al. (Cremer. 236). SYN.: see: δύναμις. (AS)