ἐξουσία
Alt. ἐξουσία, ἡ,
Etym. ἔξεστι
I. "power or authority" to do a thing, c. inf., Thuc., Xen.; c. gen. "power over, licence in" a thing, Thuc., Plat.
II. absol. "power, authority, might", as opp. to right, Thuc.: also "licence", Dem.
2. "an office, magistracy", Lat. potestas, Plat.
3. as concrete, also like Lat. potestas, the body of the magistrates, in pl., "the authorities", NTest.
III. "abundance of means, resources", Thuc.
IV. "pomp", Plut.