Strong G1849 ἐξουσία exousia · authority

2 Corinthians

1. 2 Corinthians 10:8
   For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:
2. 2 Corinthians 13:10
   Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.