[B-Greek] Meaning of exousia

greg coupe gregorycoupe at hotmail.com
Sat Oct 8 09:41:34 EDT 2005


I notice that EXOUSIA literally means "out-being." (ex -out of, 
ousia-being/substance) Can you please tell me how "out-being" is related to 
authority. Does it indicate that that which comes out of something is under 
it's authority, like a child is under its parents authority. How does 
"out-being" connotate authority? I understand that etymology does not 
exclusively define word meanings but it obviously effects them.

Thanks
Greg Coupe

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