verb
exousiazamō
Greekἐξουσιάζω (exousiazō)
Strong’sG1850
I exercise authority
stem exousiaz-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐξουσιάζω
(< ἐξουσία) [in LXX (freq. in Ec) chiefly for שָׁלַט;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1850 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidex-oo-see-ad'-zo
to control
Fromfrom G1849;
King Jamesexercise authority upon, bring under the (have) power of.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| exousiazatōἐξουσιάζει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | have authority | 2× |
| exousiazimiἐξουσιασθήσομαι | will happen · Ifuture passive indicative 1st person singular | mastered | 1× |
| exousiazarōtoisἐξουσιάζοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | have authority over | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exousiazamō | exousiazame | exousiazami | exousiazama | exousiazamē | exousiazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exousiazasō | exousiazase | exousiazasi | exousiazasa | exousiazasē | exousiazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exousiazatō2×ἐξουσιάζει | exousiazate | exousiazati | exousiazata | exousiazatē | exousiazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | exousiazanō | exousiazane | exousiazani | exousiazana | exousiazanē | exousiazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exousiazavō | exousiazave | exousiazavi | exousiazava | exousiazavē | exousiazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exousiazalō | exousiazale | exousiazali | exousiazala | exousiazalē | exousiazalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exousiazimō | exousiazime | exousiazimi1×ἐξουσιασθήσομαι | exousiazima | exousiazimē | exousiazimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exousiazisō | exousiazise | exousiazisi | exousiazisa | exousiazisē | exousiaziselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exousiazitō | exousiazite | exousiaziti | exousiazita | exousiazitē | exousiazitelē |
| we 1st person plural | exousiazinō | exousiazine | exousiazini | exousiazina | exousiazinē | exousiazinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exousiazivō | exousiazive | exousiazivi | exousiaziva | exousiazivē | exousiazivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exousiazilō | exousiazile | exousiazili | exousiazila | exousiazilē | exousiazilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exousiazameiō | exousiazameia | exousiazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exousiazaseiō | exousiazaseia | exousiazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exousiazateiō | exousiazateia | exousiazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | exousiazaneiō | exousiazaneia | exousiazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exousiazaveiō | exousiazaveia | exousiazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exousiazaleiō | exousiazaleia | exousiazaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exousiazimeiō | exousiazimeia | exousiazimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exousiaziseiō | exousiaziseia | exousiaziseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exousiaziteiō | exousiaziteia | exousiaziteiē |
| we 1st person plural | exousiazineiō | exousiazineia | exousiazineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exousiaziveiō | exousiaziveia | exousiaziveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exousiazileiō | exousiazileia | exousiazileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exousiazasōr | exousiazasar | exousiazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exousiazatōr | exousiazatar | exousiazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exousiazavōr | exousiazavar | exousiazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exousiazalōr | exousiazalar | exousiazalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exousiazisōr | exousiazisar | exousiazisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exousiazitōr | exousiazitar | exousiazitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exousiazivōr | exousiazivar | exousiazivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exousiazilōr | exousiazilar | exousiazilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exousiazamoiō | exousiazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | exousiazasoiō | exousiazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exousiazatoiō | exousiazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | exousiazanoiō | exousiazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exousiazavoiō | exousiazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | exousiazaloiō | exousiazaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exousiazimoiō | exousiazimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | exousiazisoiō | exousiazisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exousiazitoiō | exousiazitoia |
| we 1st person plural | exousiazinoiō | exousiazinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exousiazivoiō | exousiazivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | exousiaziloiō | exousiaziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | exousiazarō | exousiazari | exousiazara | exousiazarē |
| acted on passive voice | exousiazirō | exousiaziri | exousiazira | exousiazirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | exousiazarōtos1× | exousiazaritos | exousiazaratos | exousiazarētos |
| acted on passive voice | exousiazirōtos | exousiaziritos | exousiaziratos | exousiazirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
exousiaz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
exousiazatō“have authority”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
1 Corinthians 7:4“have authority”tas gunaikas teu idieu sōmeu ouk exousiazatō alla tos anēros; homoiōs de kai tos anēros teu idieu sōmeu ouk exousiazatō alla tas gunaikas.The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.
1 Corinthians 7:4“have authority”tas gunaikas teu idieu sōmeu ouk exousiazatō alla tos anēros; homoiōs de kai tos anēros teu idieu sōmeu ouk exousiazatō alla tas gunaikas.The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.
exousiazimi“mastered”will happen · Ifuture passive indicative 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 6:12“mastered”Panteim mi exestinatō; alla ouk panteim sumferatō. panteim mi exestinatō; alla ouk mis exousiazimi hupo tineu.“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.
exousiazarōtois“have authority over”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 22:25“have authority over”tos de legata autoi; Tois basilevois teiu ethneiu kurieualō auteiu kai tois exousiazarōtois auteiu euergetois kalilō.So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.