αὐθεντία

A. absolute sway, authority, CIG 2701.9 (Mylasa), PLips. 37.7 (iv A. D.), Corp.Herm. 1.2, Zos. 2.33.
2. restriction, LXX 3 Ma. 2.29.
3. αὐθεντίᾳ ἀποκτείνας with his own hand, D.C. Fr. 102.12.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
An open-access project