Strongs Number: G1885
- Greek Word
- ἐπαρχία
- Transliteration
- eparchia
- Phonetic
- ep-ar-khee'-ah
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
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a special region of government that is a Roman praefecture
- Thayers Definition
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1. the office of a governor or prefect
2. the region subject to a prefect
a. a province of the Roman empire, either a larger province, or an appendage to a larger province, as Palestine was to that of Syria
- Origin
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From a compound of G1909 and G757 (meaning a governor of a district
eparch
) - Bible Usage
- province.