ἐξουσίᾳ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἐξουσίᾳ

   ek-soo-SI-a

   authority
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 ὃν ἐὰν εἴπητέ μοι κἀγὼ ὑμῖν ἐρῶ ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ·

   HON e-AN EI-pê-TE moi ka-GÔ hy-MEEN e-RÔ en POI-a ek-soo-SI-a TAU-ta poi-Ô

   which if you tell to me I also I will tell to you by what authority these things I do
3. clause🔊 Ἐρωτήσω ὑμᾶς κἀγὼ λόγον ἕνα, ὃν ἐὰν εἴπητέ μοι κἀγὼ ὑμῖν ἐρῶ ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ·

   e-rô-TÊ-sô hy-MAS ka-GÔ LO-gon HE-na HON e-AN EI-pê-TE moi ka-GÔ hy-MEEN e-RÔ en POI-a ek-soo-SI-a TAU-ta poi-Ô

   I also I will ask you one question which if you tell to me I also I will tell to you by what authority these things I do
4. sentence🔊 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ἐρωτήσω ὑμᾶς κἀγὼ λόγον ἕνα, ὃν ἐὰν εἴπητέ μοι κἀγὼ ὑμῖν ἐρῶ ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ·

   a-po-kri-THEIS DE HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS e-rô-TÊ-sô hy-MAS ka-GÔ LO-gon HE-na HON e-AN EI-pê-TE moi ka-GÔ hy-MEEN e-RÔ en POI-a ek-soo-SI-a TAU-ta poi-Ô

   and Answering {the} Jesus {He} said to them I also I will ask you one question which if you tell to me I also I will tell to you by what authority these things I do

Exegesis

The interrogative en poia exousia {ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ | en poíā exousíā} employs the dative of means to challenge the legitimacy of Jesus’ actions, with tauta poio {ταῦτα ποιῶ | taûta poiô} ‘these things I do’ specifying the deeds under scrutiny. This conditional dialogue foregrounds the theme of authority.

Root and etymology

exesti🔊 ἔξεστιepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota

“that which is permitted”

• 🔊 δύναμιςdunamispower, abilityActs 1:8