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Lexicon :: Strong's G2183 - ephēmeria

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ἐφημερία
Transliteration
ephēmeria (Key)
Pronunciation
ef-ay-mer-ee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐφημερία ephēmería, ef-ay-mer-ee'-ah; from G2184; diurnality, i.e. (specially) the quotidian rotation or class of the Jewish priests' service at the Temple, as distributed by families:—course.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2183 in the following manner: course (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2183 in the following manner: course (2x).

  1. a service limited to a stated series of days

  2. the class or course itself of priests who for a week at a time performed the duties of the priestly office. David divided the priests into twenty four classes, each of which in its turn discharged the duties of the office for an entire week, from sabbath to sabbath

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐφημερία ephēmería, ef-ay-mer-ee'-ah; from G2184; diurnality, i.e. (specially) the quotidian rotation or class of the Jewish priests' service at the Temple, as distributed by families:—course.
STRONGS G2183:
ἐφημερία, -ας, ἡ, (ἐφημέριος, -ον, by day, lasting or acting for a day, daily), a word not found in secular authors; the Sept. in Chronicles and Nehemiah;
1. a service limited to a stated series of days (cf. German Tagdienst, Wochendienst); so used of the service of the priests and Levites: Nehemiah 13:30; 1 Chronicles 25:8; 2 Chronicles 13:10, etc.
2. the class or course itself of priests who for a week at a time performed the duties of the priestly office (German Wöchnerzunft): 1 Chronicles 23:6; 1 Chronicles 28:13, etc.; 1 Esdr. 1:2, 15; so twice in the N. T.: Luke 1:5, 8. For David divided the priests into twenty-four classes, each of which in its turn discharged the duties of the office for an entire week from sabbath to sabbath, 1 Chronicles 24:4; 2 Chronicles 8:14; Nehemiah 12:24; these classes Josephus calls πατριαί and ἐφημερίδες, Antiquities 7, 14, 7; de vita sua 1; Suidas, ἐφημερία· ἡ πατριά. λέγεται δὲ καὶ ἡ τῆς ἡμέρας λειτουργία. Cf. Fritzsche, commentary on 3 Esdras, p. 12. [BB. DD. under the word Priests; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, book 2, chapter 3].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Chronicles
23:6; 24:4; 25:8; 28:13
2 Chronicles
8:14; 13:10
Nehemiah
12:24; 13:30
Luke
1:5; 1:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2183 matches the Greek ἐφημερία (ephēmeria),
which occurs 21 times in 19 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:33 - Those who were musicians, heads of Levite families, stayed in the rooms of the temple and were exempt from other duties because they were responsible for the work day and night.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:6 - David separated the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:8 - Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots for their duties.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:12 - These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their leaders, had duties for ministering in the temple of the LORD, just as their relatives had.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:1 - David summoned all the officials of Israel to assemble at Jerusalem: the officers over the tribes, the commanders of the divisions in the service of the king, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and livestock belonging to the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the warriors and all the brave fighting men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:13 - He gave him instructions for the divisions of the priests and Levites, and for all the work of serving in the temple of the LORD, as well as for all the articles to be used in its service.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:21 - The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the work on the temple of God, and every willing person skilled in any craft will help you in all the work. The officials and all the people will obey your every command.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:11 - The priests then withdrew from the Holy Place. All the priests who were there had consecrated themselves, regardless of their divisions.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:10 - “As for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him. The priests who serve the LORD are sons of Aaron, and the Levites assist them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:8 - The Levites and all the men of Judah did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each one took his men—those who were going on duty on the Sabbath and those who were going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:18 - Then Jehoiada placed the oversight of the temple of the LORD in the hands of the Levitical priests, to whom David had made assignments in the temple, to present the burnt offerings of the LORD as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and singing, as David had ordered.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:2 - Hezekiah assigned the priests and Levites to divisions—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—to offer burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, to minister, to give thanks and to sing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:15 - Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah and Shekaniah assisted him faithfully in the towns of the priests, distributing to their fellow priests according to their divisions, old and young alike.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:16 - In addition, they distributed to the males three years old or more whose names were in the genealogical records—all who would enter the temple of the LORD to perform the daily duties of their various tasks, according to their responsibilities and their divisions.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:17 - And they distributed to the priests enrolled by their families in the genealogical records and likewise to the Levites twenty years old or more, according to their responsibilities and their divisions.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:4 - Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and by his son Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:9 - Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them in the services.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:24 - And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:30 - So I purified the priests and the Levites of everything foreign, and assigned them duties, each to his own task.
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