ἐξοχή, -ῆς, ἡ, (fr. ἐξέχω to stand out, be prominent; ef. ὑπεροχή); 1. prop. in Grk. writ. any prominence or projection, as the peak or summit of a mountain (ἐπ᾽ ἐξοχῇ πέτρας, Job xxxix. 28 Sept.); in medical writ. a protuberance, swelling, wart, ete. 2. metaph. eminence, excellence, superiority, (Cie. ad Att. 4, 15, 7 ἐξοχὴ in nullo est, pecunia omnium dignitatem exaequat); ay» Spes of κατ᾽ ἐξοχὴν ὄντες τῆς πόλεως, the prominent men of the city, Acts xxv. 23.

ἐξοχή exochē 1x

pr. prominence, anything prominent; in NT eminence, distinction, Acts 25:23*

ἐξοχή, -ῆς, ἡ

(< ἐξέχω, to stand out), [in LXX for שֵׁן, Jb 39:28 * ;]

a projection (ἐ. πέτρας, Jb 39:28).

Metaph., eminence, excellence: οἱ κατ’ ἐ., the chief men, Ac 25:23.†

ἐξοχή olay αὐ[τ]ῷ [π]οιήσω ἐπὶ τοῦ συν[βο]υλίο[υ, where we seem at first to have the same construction as in Rev 1418, the editor understands the last words as = ‘‘coram: consilio.” The meaning ‘‘ power of rule,’’ “‘ authority,’’ appears in BGU IV. 1200° (p.c. 2) Ἡρακλείδης καὶ Avovifous .. . . .] ἐξουσίαν ἔχοντες τῶν ᾿Ασκληπιάδου ἀνόμως ἀποδέδωκαν κτλ., P Ryl II. 8158 (c. A.D. 104) τὴν γὰρ ὅλου τοῦ | πράγματος ἐξουσίαν τοῖς κατασ[π]ορεῦσι ἐπεθέμην, P Giss I. 1118 (A.p. 118) (= Chrest. I. p. 524) οὐκ ἀγνοεῖς ὅτι ἄλλας ὀκτὸ μυριάδες ἔχω πλοίων dy ἐξουσίαν ἔχω, and Wiinsch 4F 45} (ili/A.D.) δρκίζω σε τὸν θεὸν τὸν ἔχοντα τὴν ἐξουσίαν τῆς ὥρας ταύτης. For the general sense of exhibiting weight and authority, as in Mk 1%, cf. P Fay 1258 (ii/A.D.) avttλαβὼν ἣν ἐξουσίαν ἔχεις, “‘using all the influence you have” (Edd.), and on the bearing of this meaning in the difficult 1 Cor 117°, see Ramsay Ci¢zes, p. 202 ff., where it is shown that, in accordance with the Oriental view, ‘‘a woman’s authority and dignity vanish along with the all-covering veil that she discards.’’ In P Par 63176 (B.c. 164) (=P Petr III. p: 34) we have ἕτερός tis ἐμ βαρυ[τέ]ραι κείμενος ἐξουσίαι, ‘*any other persons in high office ’’ (Mahaffy), and for the reference of the word to civil magistracy or rule, as in Rom 131, see P Lond 1178® (a.p. 194) (=III. p. 215, Selections, p- 98) δημαρχικῆς ἐξουσίας, the -vbunicia potestas of Claudius, and cf. P Oxy VI. 9047 (petition to a preses—v/A.D.) ὅθεν τὰς ἱκεσίας προσφέρω τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ... . ἵνα κἀγὼ τούτου τυχὼν εὐχαριστήσω ταῖς ἀκλεινεῖς (1. ἀκλινέσι) ἀκοαῖς τῆς ὑμετέρας ἐξουσίας, ““ accordingly I make my entreaties to your highness . . in order that having gained my request I may bless the impartial ears of your highness ”’ (Edd.). “" In an interesting note in his Pozmandres, p. 48 n.3, Reitzenstein claims that in the NT, as in the Hermes dialogue, the idea of ‘‘knowledge”’ is mingled with that of ‘* power.

ἐξοχή (exochē) — prominent. ἐξοχ-ή, ἡ, (ἐξέχω) prominence, ἐ. κεράτων elevated nature, [LXX+4th c.BC+]; ζῴων ἐξοχαί embossed figures on shields, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; wart, [Refs 1st c.AD+] extremities of animals, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

II. metaphorically, pre-eminence, ἐ. in nullo est, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; δι᾽ ἐξοχὴν μορφῆς Hierocl.p.55 [Refs 4th c.BC+]par excellence, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; οἱ κατ᾽ ἐξοχὴν τῆς πόλεως leading men, [NT]