Greek - English Dictionary
G1885 - Province
| Strong's No.: | G1885 |
| Greek: | ἐπαρχία |
| Transliteration: | eparchia |
| Phonetic: | ep-ar-khee'-ah |
| Word Origin: | From a compound of G1909 and G757 (meaning a governor of a district eparch) |
| Bible Usage: | province. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Feminine |
| Strongs Definition: | a special region of government that is a Roman praefecture |
| Thayers Definition: | 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 |
| Bible References:
Province |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
province ( 2 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.