Acts 26:18:12Acts.26.18.W12TAB
ἐξουσίας
eksousias
“authority”
- Transliteration
- ek-sou-SI-as
- Extended
- ehk-soo-SEE-ahs
- IPA
- /ek.suˈsi.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
a-NOI-ksai oph-thal-MOUS au-TÔN tou e-pi-STRE-psai a-PO SKO-tous eis PHÔS kai tês ek-sou-SI-as tou sa-ta-NA e-PI ton the-ON tou la-BEIN au-TOUS A-phe-sin ha-mar-ti-ÔN kai KLÊ-ron en tois hê-gi-as-ME-nois PI-stei têi eis e-ME
Exegesis
Parallel prepositional phrases—apo skotous eis phos {ἀπὸ σκότους εἰς φῶς | a-pó skó-tous eis phôs} ‘from darkness into light’ and, by ellipsis of apo, tēs exousias tou Satana epi ton theon {τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ Σατανᾶ ἐπὶ τὸν θεόν | tês e-xou-sí-as toû Sa-ta-nâ e-pí tón the-ón} ‘from the authority of Satan to God’—underscore a decisive realm shift.
Root and etymology
exestiepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota
“it is permitted, it is lawful”
In context — Acts 26:18
To open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness into light, and from the authority of Satan to God , in order that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 26:18, 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.26.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.18.W12.S1) and character.