Exousiazo describes exercising authority or control over someone, including being brought under another's mastery.

The attested uses describe authority or control in a relationship: spouses are said to have authority concerning one another's bodies in 1 Corinthians 7:4, rulers exercise it over others in Luke 22:25, and the future passive form in 1 Corinthians 6:12 concerns refusing to be mastered by anything.

1. Exercising or undergoing control · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 7:4, present active forms occur in the reciprocal statements about husband and wife and their bodies; the APB renders the clause with “have authority over.” In Luke 22:25, the present active participle occurs in a statement about rulers over others, while in 1 Corinthians 6:12 the future passive form concerns not being “mastered by anything.”

   1 Corinthians 7:4Luke 22:251 Corinthians 6:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the active occurrences with “have authority over” and “lord it over,” while the passive occurrence is rendered “mastered by anything.” These phrases show the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.