ἐξουσιάζω exousiazō · G1850
to have authority
ἐξουσιάζω; (ἐξουσία) [in LXX (frequently in Ec) chiefly for שָׁלַט ; ] ; 1. to exercise authority (Arist.). ; 2. Trans., to exercise authority over: with genitive of person(s), Luk.22:25; with genitive of thing(s), 1Co.7:4; pass., to be held under authority (see Lft., Notes, 214): before ὑπό, 1Co.6:12.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἐξουσ-ιάζω, ; future -άσω[]:—exercise authority, []: with infinitive, have power, []; 2 exercise authority over, τοῦ μνήματος []; τινῶν []:—middle, ἐπὶ τὸν λαόν []; ἔν τινι[]:— passive, to be held under authority, []; 3 enjoy licence, []
Where it's used 4 times
Luke 22:25 · 1 Corinthians 6:12 · 1 Corinthians 7:4 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G1850; TFLSJ G1850
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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