exousiaex-oo-see'-ah:privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery, delegated influence -- authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength. καιconjunction kaikahee:and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or...
The concept of "authority" (Greek: "ἐξουσία" - exousia) is central to this passage. In Jewish tradition, authority was derived from God and was often mediated through established religious structures, such as the priesthood or the Sanhedrin. By questioning Jesus' authority, the ...