Eparchía — G1885

Definition

feminine noun

a special region of government, i.e. a Roman præfecture

1. the office of ἔπαρχος or prefect
2. the region subject to a prefect

Usually translated as

province

Origin

from a compound of G1909 and G757 (meaning a governor of a district, "eparch")

• epí (G1909)
• árchō (G757)

Occurrences

Eparchía occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (2)

• Acts 23:34 — And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province (επαρχιας) he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;
• Acts 25:1 — Now when Festus was come into the province (επαρχια), after three days he ascended from Cæsarea to Jerusalem.