ἐξουσ-ία, ἡ,
(ἔξεστι) power, authority to do a thing, with infinitive, χαίρειν καὶ νοσεῖν ἐ. πάρεστι [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 88.11 codices; αὐτῷ ἐ. ἦν σαφῶς εἰδέναι 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 1.6, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.12 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξουσίαν ὁ νόμος δέδωκε permission to do.., [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 182e; ἐ. ποιεῖν [prev. author] “Cri.” 51d, etc.; ἐ. λαβεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 2.28, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.6.24, etc.; λαβὼν ἐ. ὥστε.. 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 3.45 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τῇ τῆς εἰρήνης ἐ. with the freedom permitted by peace, [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.44: with _genitive_ objecti, ἐ. ἔχειν θανάτου] Refs 4th c.BC+] power of life and death, [[ 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 8.86 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; πρᾶγμα οὗ τὴν ἐ. ἔχουσιν ἄλλοι control over.., [[ 2nd c.AD: Diogenes Oenoandensis Epicureus 57 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐ. τινός power over, licence in a thing, τοῦ λέγειν [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 461e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν μεγάλῃ ἐ. τοῦ ἀδικεῖν[[ [prev. work] 526a, compare “R.” 554c ] Refs]; κατὰ τὴν οὐκ ἐ. τῆς ἀγωνίσεως from want of qualification for.., [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.50 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, power, authority, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 784. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 abuse of authority, licence, arrogance, ὕβρις καὶ ἐ. [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.38, compare 3.45, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.200; ἡ ἄγαν ἐ. [prev. work]272; ἄμετρος ἐ. “OGI” 669.51 (1st c.AD). ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 Lit. Crit., ἐ. ποιητική poetic licence, [[ 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 1.2.17, 4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Orationes” 1.10b. ] Refs 1st c.BC+]