eparchia <1885>
eparcia eparchia
Pronunciation: | ep-ar-khee'-ah |
Origin: | from a compound of 1909 and 757 (meaning a governor of a district, "eparch") |
Reference: | - |
PrtSpch: | n f |
In Greek: | eparceia 1, eparceiav 1 |
In NET: | province 2 |
In AV: | province 2 |
Count: | 2 |
Definition: | 1) the office of a governor or prefect 2) the region subject to a prefect 2a) a province of the Roman empire, either a larger province, or an appendage to a larger province, as Palestine was to that of Syria from a compound of 1909 and 757 (meaning a governor of a district, "eparch"); a special region of government, i.e. a Roman pr�ecture:-province. see GREEK for 1909 see GREEK for 757 |
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