ἐξουσιάζω exousiázō

Meaning

to control

In the King James Version: exercise authority upon, bring under the (have) power of

Derivation: from G1849 (ἐξουσία);

Where it is used

• Luke 22:25 So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.
• 1 Corinthians 6:12 “Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.
• 1 Corinthians 7:4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.