'Exercise' in the Bible

But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.

Calling them to Himself, Jesus *said to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great men exercise authority over them.

Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith;

But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.

In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.