John 19:11:6John.19.11.W6TAB
ἐξουσίαν
eksousian
“authority”
- Transliteration
- ek-sou-SI-an
- Extended
- ehk-soo-SI-ah(n)
- IPA
- /ek.suˈsi.an/
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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-sou-SI-an
- clause
ouk EI-khes ek-sou-SI-an kat e-MOU ou-de-MI-an ei MÊ ÊN de-do-ME-non soi A-nō-then
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê au-TO ee-ay-SOOS ouk EI-khes ek-sou-SI-an kat e-MOU ou-de-MI-an ei MÊ ÊN de-do-ME-non soi A-nō-then di-A TOU-to ho pa-ra-DOUS ME soi MEI-zo-na ha-mar-TI-an E-khei
Exegesis
The main assertion is expressed with the imperfect indicative in a conditional construction: Ouk eiches exousian kat’ emou oudemian {Οὐκ εἶχες ἐξουσίαν κατʼ ἐμοῦ οὐδεμίαν | Ouk eî-khes ex-ou-sí-an kat’ e-mou ou-de-mí-an}. Here the placement of the negation Ouk and the adjective oudemian ‘none’ intensifies the absolute denial of independent authority, while kat’ emou ‘against Me’ specifies the direction of that authority.
Root and etymology
exestiepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota
“capability, right to act”
In context — John 19:11
Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority against Me at all unless it had been given to you from above; because of this, the one who handed Me over to you has the greater sin.”
About this coordinate
John 19:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 19:11, so the Greek word ἐξουσίαν (eksousian) 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.19.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.11.W6.S1) and character.