Acts 26:12:8Acts.26.12.W8TAB
ἐξουσίας
eksousias
“authority”
- Transliteration
- ek-sou-SI-as
- Extended
- ehk-soo-SEE-ahs
- IPA
- /ek.suːˈsi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- authority
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-sou-SI-as
- sentence
en HOIS po-reu-O-me-nos eis tên da-mas-KON met ek-sou-SI-as kai e-pi-tro-PÊS tês tôn ar-khi-e-RE-ōn
Exegesis
The preposition met' {μετʼ | met'} with a genitive object indicates accompaniment or manner, governing the coordinated genitives exousias kai epitropes {ἐξουσίας καὶ ἐπιτροπῆς | exousías kaí epitropês}. These two abstract nouns form a hendiadys-like pair that conveys the official nature of Paul’s mandate (“authority and commission”).
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota
“to be permitted, to be lawful”
In context — Acts 26:12
In these circumstances , as I was journeying to Damascus with authority and a commission from the chief priests.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 26:12, so the Greek word ἐξουσίας (eksousias) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.26.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.12.W8.S1) and character.