John 19:10:17John.19.10.W17TAB
ἐξουσίαν
eksoosian
“authority”
- Transliteration
- ek-soo-SI-an
- Extended
- ehk-soo-SIH-an
- IPA
- /ek.suːˈsi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- authority
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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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ek-soo-SI-an
- sentence
ook OI-das HO-ti ek-soo-SI-an E-khō a-po-ly-SAI se KAI ek-soo-SI-an E-khō stau-RŌ-sai se
Exegesis
Within the hoti-clause, exousian echō {ἐξουσίαν ἔχω | ex-ou-SI-an E-khō} appears twice in parallel, each governing an aorist infinitive of result or capacity: apolysai {ἀπολῦσαί | a-po-LŪ-sai} ‘to release’ and staurōsai {σταυρῶσαί | stau-RO-sai} ‘to crucify’. The repetition of exousian echō creates a balanced structure that underscores Pilate’s claim to decisive legal power over Jesus’ fate. In translation, the Greek word order is adjusted to natural subject–verb–object patterns, while the two parallel clauses (“I have authority to release You … and I have authority to crucify You”) are preserved to retain the rhetorical force and contrast between release and execution.
Root and etymology
exestiepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota
“it is permitted, it is lawful”
In context — John 19:10
Therefore Pilate said to Him , “Do You not speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and that I have authority to crucify You?”
About this coordinate
John 19:10:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 19:10, so the Greek word ἐξουσίαν (eksoosian) 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 John.19.10.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.10.W17.S1) and character.