Strong's Number G1885

ἐπαρχία

eparchia · ep-ar-khee'-ah

Transliteration:

eparchia{ep-ar-khee'-ah}

Word Origin:

from a compound of 1909 and 757 (meaning a governor of a district, "eparch")

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

province 2

Total: 2
Occurs 2 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

the office of a governor or prefect
the region subject to a prefect
1. a province of the Roman empire, either a larger province, or an appendage to a larger province, as Palestine was to that of Syria