What does ἐξουσιάζω (exousiázō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξουσιάζω (exousiázō): To exercise power or dominion over someone or something; connotes active control rather than mere possession.
Greek · G1850
ἐξουσιάζω
To control
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ἐξουσιάζω G1850
Pronunciation exousiázō
What does ἐξουσιάζω (exousiázō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξουσιάζω (exousiázō): To exercise power or dominion over someone or something; connotes active control rather than mere possession.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1850?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include have authority over (2), in authority over (1), will not be mastered (1).
Where does ἐξουσιάζω (exousiázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 22:25. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (3), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It have authority over 2× 1 Corinthians 7:4
in authority over 1× Luke 22:25
will not be mastered 1× 1 Corinthians 6:12
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 22:25 ἐξουσιάζοντες to in authority over Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1 Corinthians 6:12 ἐξουσιασθήσομαι to will not be mastered Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular 1 Corinthians 7:4 ἐξουσιάζει to have authority over Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 7:4 ἐξουσιάζει to have authority over Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 22:25
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Luke 1 1 Corinthians 3
Source forms
ἐξουσιάζει 2x exousiazei 1 Corinthians 7:4
ἐξουσιάζοντες 1x exousiazontes Luke 22:25
ἐξουσιασθήσομαι 1x exousiasthēsomai 1 Corinthians 6:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x 1 Corinthians 7:4
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 6:12
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 22:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To exercise power or dominion over someone or something; connotes active control rather than mere possession.
Strong's G1850
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 6:12 Source Gloss
to control
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To exercise power or dominion over someone or something; connotes active control rather than mere possession.
(ἐξουσία) [in LXX (frequently in Ec) chiefly for שָׁלַט ;]
1to exercise authority (Arist.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 22:25 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐξουσιάζοντες exousiazontev
I exercise authority
Read verse 1 Corinthians 6:12 Verb First Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ἐξουσιασθήσομαι exousiasqhsomai
I exercise authority
Read verse 1 Corinthians 7:4 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἐξουσιάζει, exousiazei
I exercise authority
Read verse 1 Corinthians 7:4 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἐξουσιάζει, exousiazei
I exercise authority
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Present, Future Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Present Active 1 Cor 7:4 2×
Future Passive 1 Cor 6:12 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Luke 22:25 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 3 future 1
Voice
active 3 passive 1
Mood
indicative 3 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
passive sense, being brought under control or dominion by something
transitive sense, exercising authority or control over a person in marriage
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἐξουσιάζω is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain