ἐξουσίας, (exousias) in Colossians 2:15: Noun Accusative Plural Feminine

Noun: this form names a reality, capacity, or authority, and here it refers to a class of powers rather than to an action.

Accusative: the form normally marks the direct object or another clause-level target of the governing verb, and the context points to being acted upon.

Plural: the form presents more than one authority or a collective category of authorities in this occurrence.

Feminine: the noun belongs to the feminine grammatical class, which is a language feature and not a theological claim about persons.

τὰς before ἐξουσίας and the paired phrase with ἀρχὰς.

The accusative plural is governed by the participial clause ἀπεκδυσάμενος, which presents the authorities as what is stripped away or disarmed in the clause movement.

It functions as part of the coordinated object phrase naming the hostile powers in view, so the wording highlights them as acted upon in the victory scene.

It does not by itself identify a single office, a gendered person, or a separate theological category apart from the passage's stated conflict with powers.

High: The accusative plural noun names the authorities as part of the object phrase in the victory scene.

Accusative plural feminine noun. identifies authorities as acted upon in Christ's triumph. Attached to the paired phrase with rulers. Governed by the participial clause about stripping or disarming. The form contributes to the object phrase; the verse and letter govern how the powers are understood.

What powers are shown as acted upon? The accusative plural includes authorities in the group disarmed or stripped in the verse.

Direct: The form directly supports authorities as part of the object phrase in English.

The plural category names authorities but does not by itself specify every kind of power in view. Feminine gender is grammatical and should not be turned into a claim about persons.

Plural authorities identifies every power category: The plural names a category in the verse; context governs the exact referents. grammar alone proves a demonology: The grammar identifies the object phrase; the passage carries the theological claim about Christ's triumph.

The witness reads ἐξουσίας in Colossians 2:15 within the phrase ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς ἐξουσίας, so the form is tied to a plural list of powers in the verse.

The lemma ἐξουσία commonly denotes authority, right to act, or governing power, and here that lexical sense fits the surrounding language of defeat and display.

Its accusative plural form aligns with the participial phrase about stripping and public display, so the grammar supports viewing these authorities as objects in the victory scene.

The verse presents God's triumph in Christ over hostile powers openly, and this noun names part of that defeated power set without requiring more detail than the context gives.

Within the wider New Testament, ἐξουσία can describe legitimate authority or hostile powers, and this verse uses it in a conflict scene that fits the theme of Christ's supremacy.

In teaching and translation, the form helps readers hear a coordinated list of powers rather than a vague abstraction, but the passage itself supplies the decisive negative or victory sense.

Do not derive a claim that the form alone proves the exact identity, rank, or total number of these authorities, or that grammatical gender carries a spiritual meaning.