Susanna Krizo

Kristen, you asked:
“Doesn’t this render it conclusive that “submit” cannot automatically convey the idea of authority– for if it did, there would be no need to qualify it with the word “authority,” because if the idea were already there, that would make it redundant?”
The phrase you mentioned “hypo exousian tassomenos” is not the same as “hypotasso.” Hypotasso is a compound word, whereas tasso (be set) and hypo (under/with) can be used separately and in the case of the phrase mentioned it signigfies the person himself is invested with authority. But you are right that hypotasso does not signify subjection to authority for it is never coupled with authority. If hypotasso is the antonym of authority we will have a huge problem with these verses in particular:

Rom 13:1-4
Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. 2 Therefore whoever has authority over the authority has authority over the ordinance of God, and those who have authority over will bring judgment on themselves.