Esther 9:29
Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
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Authority
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Revelation 13:2
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
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9 occurrences in 8 verses.
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ἐξουσία
exousía · ex-oo-see'-ah
28 times translated as this KJV form103 total Strong's occurrences
privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence
Strong's KJV usage: :--authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 7:29Strong's last: Revelation 13:2
Open full G1849 profile →κατεξουσιάζω
katexousiázō · kat-ex-oo-see-ad'-zo
2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
to have (wield) full privilege over
Strong's KJV usage: :--exercise authority.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 20:25Strong's last: Mark 10:42
Open full G2715 profile →δυνάστης
dynástēs · doo-nas'-tace
1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
a ruler or officer
Strong's KJV usage: :--of great authority, mighty, potentate.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Acts 8:27Strong's last: Acts 8:27
Open full G1413 profile →ἐξουσιάζω
exousiázō · ex-oo-see-ad'-zo
1 times translated as this KJV form7 total Strong's occurrences
to control
Strong's KJV usage: :--exercise authority upon, bring under the (have) power of.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Luke 22:25Strong's last: Luke 22:25
Open full G1850 profile →ἐπιταγή
epitagḗ · ep-ee-tag-ay'
1 times translated as this KJV form7 total Strong's occurrences
an injunction or decree; by implication, authoritativeness
Strong's KJV usage: :--authority, commandment.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Titus 2:15Strong's last: Titus 2:15
Open full G2003 profile →ὑπεροχή
hyperochḗ · hoop-er-okh-ay'
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
prominence, i.e. (figuratively) superiority (in rank or character)
Strong's KJV usage: :--authority, excellency.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 1 Timothy 2:2Strong's last: 1 Timothy 2:2
Open full G5247 profile →רָבָה
râbâh · raw-baw'
1 times translated as this KJV form227 total Strong's occurrences
to increase (in whatever respect)
Strong's KJV usage: (bring in) abundance (× -antly), archer (by mistake for 7232), be in authority, bring up, × continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, × -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), × process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Proverbs 29:2Strong's last: Proverbs 29:2
Open full H7235 profile →תֹּקֶף
tôqeph · to'-kef
1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
might or (figuratively) positiveness
Strong's KJV usage: authority, power, strength.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Esther 9:29Strong's last: Esther 9:29
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G1850
And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
G1849
And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
G1413
And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
G1849
And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
G1849
Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
G1849
Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
G1849
Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
G1849
For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:
G5247
For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
no direct Strong's tag
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
G2003
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
G1849
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
English meaning and historical usage.
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authority
AUTHOR'ITY, noun [Latin auctoritas.]
1. Legal power, or a right to command or to act; as the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children. Power; rule; sway.
2. The power derived from opinion, respect or esteem; influence of character or office; credit; as the authority of age or example, which is submitted to or respected, in some measure, as a law, or rule of action. That which is claimed in justification or support of opinions and measures.
3. Testimony; witness; or the person who testifies; as, the Gospels or the evangelists are our authorities for the miracles of Christ.
4. Weight of testimony; credibility; as a historian of no authority
5. Weight of character; respectability; dignity; as a magistrate of great authority in the city.
6. Warrant; order; permission.
By what authority dost thou these things. Matthew 21:23. Acts 9:14.
7. Precedents, decisions of a court, official declarations, respectable opinions and says, also the books that contain them, are call authorities, as they influence the opinions of others; and in law, the decisions of supreme courts have a binding force upon inferior courts, and are called authorities.
8. Government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; as the local authorities of the states.
In Connecticut, the justices of the peace are denominated the civil authority
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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