ἐξουσ-ία,ἡ, (ἔξεστι)
A. power, authorityto do a thing, c.inf., χαίρειν καὶ νοσεῖν ἐ. πάρεστι
S. Fr. 88.11
codd.; αὐτῷ ἐ. ἦν σαφῶς εἰδέναι
Antipho 1.6
, cf. Th. 7.12 ;ἐξουσίαν ὁ νόμος δέδωκε permissionto do . ., Pl. Smp. 182e ; ἐ. ποιεῖν
Id. Cri. 51d
, etc.; ἐ. λαβεῖν
And. 2.28
, X. Mem. 2.6.24 , etc.; λαβὼν ἐ. ὥστε . .
Isoc. 3.45
;ἐπὶ τῇ τῆς εἰρήνης ἐ.with thefreedom permittedby peace, D. 18.44 : c. gen. objecti,ἐ. ἔχειν θανάτου powerof life and death, Poll. 8.86 ;πρᾶγμα οὗ τὴν ἐ. ἔχουσιν ἄλλοι controlover . ., Diog.Oen. 57 ;ἐ. τινός power over, licence ina thing, τοῦ λέγειν
Pl. Grg. 461e
;ἐν μεγάλῃ ἐ. τοῦ ἀδικεῖνib. 526a , cf. R. 554c ;κατὰ τὴν οὐκ ἐ. τῆς ἀγωνίσεωςfrom want ofqualification for . .,