Matthew 21:23:20Matt.21.23.W20TAB
ἐξουσίᾳ
eksousia
“authority”
- Transliteration
- ek-sou-SI-a
- Extended
- ek-sou-SI-a
- 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
- clause
en POI-a ek-sou-SI-a TAU-ta poi-EIS
- sentence
KAI el-THON-tos au-TOO eis TO hi-e-RON pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔ di-DAS-kon-ti hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi pres-BY-te-roi TOO la-OO LE-gon-tes en POI-a ek-sou-SI-a TAU-ta poi-EIS
Exegesis
The participle legontes {λέγοντες | lé-gon-tes} ‘saying’ introduces the twofold interrogative: en poia exousia {Ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ | en pó-i-a ex-ou-sí-á} ‘by what authority’ and tis soi edōken ten exousian tauten {τίς σοι ἔδωκεν τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην | tís soî é-dō-ken tḗn ex-ou-si-án taû-tēn} ‘who gave You this authority.’ The repeated placement of exousia at the start of each question enhances rhetorical emphasis, preserved in English by matching question structures.
Root and etymology
exestié-xes-ti
“it is permissible, lawful”
In context — Matthew 21:23
And after He had entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to Him as He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:23:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Matthew 21:23, 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 Matt.21.23.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.23.W20.S1) and character.