ἐπιτροπ-ή G2011
commission, authority, full power to act
This noun denotes authority, commission, or full power to decide and act. In Acts 26:12, Paul speaks of traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests to arrest Christians. Classical usage emphasized reference to an arbiter, power to decide, or full powers granted for a mission. The Latin equivalent 'in fidem' (surrender absolutely) captures the comprehensive nature of this authority. The multilingual evidence shows range: commission, comisión, permission—all pointing to delegated authority to act on another's behalf.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Paul's testimony in Acts 26:12 about his commission from the chief priests emphasizes the official authority backing his persecution mission—he wasn't a rogue actor but an authorized agent with full powers. The cross-linguistic glosses (commission, comisión, permission) reflect the delegated nature of this authority: Paul carried the high priest's authorization, making him the official representative of temple authority in Damascus. The classical legal sense of 'full powers to decide' underscores the comprehensive nature of his warrant. 1×
AR["تَفْوِيضٍ"]·ben["অনুমতির"]·DE["ἐπιτροπῆς"]·EN["commission"]·FR["permission"]·heb["הַרְשָׁאָה"]·HI["आदेशके"]·ID["izin"]·IT["permesso"]·jav["dhawuh"]·KO["위임을"]·PT["comissão"]·RU["поручением"]·ES["comisión"]·SW["kibali"]·TR["vekâletle"]·urd["حکم"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐπιτροπ-ή, ἡ, reference, especially to an arbiter in decision of a law-suit, ἠξίουν δίκης ἐπιτροπὴν σφίσι γενέσθαι ἢ ἐς πόλιν τινὰ ἢ ἰδιώτην Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ ἐ. τούτῳ πρὸς Παρμένοντα γέγονε Refs 4th c.BC+ having declined it, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 generally, power to decide, ἐ. διδόναι τινὶ περί τινος Refs 5th c.BC+; διδόναι τῇ συγκλήτῳ τὴν ἐ. Refs 2nd c.BC+; διδόναι ἑαυτοὺς εἰς ἐ., or τὴν ἐ.…