power: That is, a covering in sign that she is under the power of her husband. Εξουσια [Strong's G1849], appears here to be used for the sign or token of being under power or authority, that is, a veil, as Theophylact (Ecumenius, and Photius) explain; and so one manuscript of the Vulgate, the Sixtine edition, and some copies of the Itala, have velamen. Gen 20:16, Gen 24:64, Gen 24:65 because: Ecc 5:6, Mat 18:10, Heb 1:14 Reciprocal: Exo 25:20 - toward Num 6:5 - razor Num 6:7 - consecration