Luke 20:2:10Luke.20.2.W10TAB
ἐξουσίᾳ
eksousia
“authority”
- Transliteration
- ek-sou-SI-a
- Extended
- ehk-soo-SEE-ah
- IPA
- /ek.suˈsi.a/
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-sou-SI-a
- sentence
kai EI-pan LE-gon-tes pros au-TON EI-pon hê-MEEN en POI-a ek-sou-SI-a TAU-ta poi-EIS ê TIS es-TIN ho DOUS SOI tên ek-sou-SI-an TAU-tên
Exegesis
The interrogative prepositional phrase en poia exousia {ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ | en poí-a ex-ou-sí-a} ‘by what kind of authority’ uses the dative with en to express means or basis, focusing on the nature or source of Jesus’ legitimating power.
Root and etymology
exestiepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota
“it is lawful, it is permitted”
In context — Luke 20:2
And they said to Him , “Tell us, by what authority You do these things, or who is it that has given You this authority?”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 20:2, so the Greek word ἐξουσίᾳ (eksousia) 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 Luke.20.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.2.W10.S1) and character.