Often Tell Is a Rare Word in the Greco-Roman World

often tell is actually a rare, a rare word in the Greco-Roman world. It could suggest that Paul purposely latched on to this word and not many other words he could have used to describe authority because there was something in the meaning of often tell that didn't simply convey the idea of simply authority. There's several other different phrases and words Paul could have used that simply convey authority with no negative connotation.