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Lexicon :: Strong's G1885 - eparcheia

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ἐπαρχεία
Transliteration
eparcheia (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ar-khee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a compound of ἐπί (G1909) and ἄρχω (G757) (meaning a governor of a district,
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

†ἐπαρχία eparchía, ep-ar-khee'-ah; from a compound of G1909 and G757 (meaning a governor of a district, "eparch"); a special region of government, i.e. a Roman præfecture:—province.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G1885 in the following manner: province (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G1885 in the following manner: province (2x).

  1. the office of a governor or prefect

  2. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἐπαρχία eparchía, ep-ar-khee'-ah; from a compound of G1909 and G757 (meaning a governor of a district, "eparch"); a special region of government, i.e. a Roman præfecture:—province.
STRONGS G1885:
ἐπαρχία [-χεία T WH (see ει, ι)], -ας, ἡ, (from ἔπαρχος i. e. ὁ ἐπ’ ἀρχῇ ὤν the one in command, prefect, governor), prefecture; i. e.
1. the office of ἔπαρχος or prefect.
2. the region subject to a prefect; a province of the Roman empire, either a larger province, or an appendage to a larger province, as Palestine was to that of Syria [cf. Schürer, Zeitgesch. p. 144ff.]: Acts 23:34; Acts 25:1 [see the preceding word]; (Polybius, Diodorus, Plutarch, Dio Cassius). Cf. Krebs, Observationes etc. p. 256ff; Fischer, De vitiis Lexx. N. T. p. 432ff; [BB. DD. (esp. Kitto) under the word Province].

Related entry:
ἐπάρχειος, -ον, belonging to an ἔπαρχος or prefect; ἡ ἐπάρχειος namely, ἐξουσία, equivalent to ἡ ἐπαρχίᾳ (see the following word), a perfecture, province: Acts 25:1 T WH marginal reading. So ἡ ἐπαρχιος, Eusebius, h. e. 2, 10, 3 (with the variant ἐπάρχειον); 2, 26, 2; 3, 33, 3; de mart. Pal. 8, 1; 13, 11.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
23:34; 25:1; 25:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1885 matches the Greek ἐπαρχεία (eparcheia),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:34 - And G1161 when the governor G2232 had read G314 the letter, G2532 he asked G1905 of G1537 what G4169 province G1885 he was. G2076 And G2532 when he understood G4441 that G3754 he was of G575 Cilicia; G2791

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:1 - Now G3767 when Festus G5347 was come G1910 into the province, G1885 after G3326 three G5140 days G2250 he ascended G305 from G575 Caesarea G2542 to G1519 Jerusalem. G2414
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