verb
exousiazamō
Strong’sG1850
I exercise authority
stem exousiaz-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -άσωRefs 1st c.BC+:—exercise authority, LXX: with infinitive, have power, Refs 1st c.BC+
2 exercise authority over, τοῦ μνήματος Refs; τινῶν NT+6th c.AD+:—middle, ἐπὶ τὸν λαόν LXX; ἔν τινιLXX:— passive, to be held under authority, NT
3 enjoy licence, Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| exousiazarōntoisἐξουσιάζοντες | 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exousiazomō | exousiazome | exousiazomē | exousiazomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exousiazosō | exousiazose | exousiazosē | exousiazoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exousiazotō | exousiazote | exousiazotē | exousiazotelē |
| we 1st person plural | exousiazonō | exousiazone | exousiazonē | exousiazonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exousiazovō | exousiazove | exousiazovē | exousiazovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exousiazolō | exousiazole | exousiazolē | exousiazolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exousiazimi1×ἐξουσιασθήσομαι | exousiazima |
| you 2nd person singular | exousiazisi | exousiazisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exousiaziti | exousiazita |
| we 1st person plural | exousiazini | exousiazina |
| ye 2nd person plural | exousiazivi | exousiaziva |
| they 3rd person plural | exousiazili | exousiazila |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exousiazomeiō | exousiazomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exousiazoseiō | exousiazoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exousiazoteiō | exousiazoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | exousiazoneiō | exousiazoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exousiazoveiō | exousiazoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exousiazoleiō | exousiazoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exousiazimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | exousiaziseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exousiaziteia |
| we 1st person plural | exousiazineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exousiaziveia |
| they 3rd person plural | exousiazileia |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exousiazosōr | exousiazosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exousiazotōr | exousiazotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exousiazovōr | exousiazovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exousiazolōr | exousiazolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exousiazisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exousiazitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | exousiazivar |
| they 3rd person plural | exousiazilar |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exousiazomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | exousiazosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exousiazotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | exousiazonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | exousiazovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | exousiazoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exousiazimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | exousiazisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exousiazitoia |
| we 1st person plural | exousiazinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exousiazivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | exousiazorō | exousiazorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | exousiaziri | exousiazira |
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 | exousiazarōntos1× | exousiazarintos | exousiazarantos | exousiazarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | exousiazorōntos | exousiazorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | exousiazirintos | exousiazirantos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
exousiazatō“have authority”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
1 Corinthians 7:4tas gunaikas teu idieu sōmeu ouk exousiazatō alla tos andros; homoiōs de kai …The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the …
1 Corinthians 7:4… tos andros teu idieu sōmeu ouk exousiazatō alla tas gunaikas.… husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the …
exousiazimi“mastered”will happen · Ifuture passive indicative 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 6:12… panteim mi exestinatō; alla ouk mis exousiazimi hupo tineu.… me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.
exousiazarōntois“have authority over”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 22:25“have authority over”… teiu ethneiu kurieualō auteiu kai tois exousiazarōntois auteiu euergetois kalolō.… Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.