What does ἐπαρχία (eparchía) mean in the Bible?
ἐπαρχία (eparchía): A Roman administrative division under a prefect's authority, distinct from client kingdoms or city-states.
Greek · G1885
ἐπαρχία
Province
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ἐπαρχία G1885
Pronunciation eparchía
What does ἐπαρχία (eparchía) mean in the Bible?
ἐπαρχία (eparchía): A Roman administrative division under a prefect's authority, distinct from client kingdoms or city-states.
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How does the BSB render G1885?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include province (2).
Where does ἐπαρχία (eparchía) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 23:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It province 2× Acts 23:34, Acts 25:1
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First aligned row Acts 23:34
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Acts 2
Source forms
ἐπαρχείᾳ* 1x eparcheia Acts 25:1
ἐπαρχείας 1x eparcheias Acts 23:34
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 1x Acts 25:1
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x Acts 23:34
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A Roman administrative division under a prefect's authority, distinct from client kingdoms or city-states.
Source Gloss
province
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
A Roman administrative division under a prefect's authority, distinct from client kingdoms or city-states.
(ἔπαρχος, a prefect), [in LXX: Est.4:11 (מְדִינָה), Jdth.3:6 A* ;] the jurisdiction of a prefect, a province: Act.23:3, 34 25:1. *ἐπάρχεισς, -ον, of a prefect: ἡ ἐ. (sc. ἐξουσία) = ἐπαρχεια, which see, Act.25:1 (WH, mg.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 23:34 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἐπαρχίας eparciav
sphere of duty, province
Read verse Acts 25:1 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ἐπαρχίᾳ, eparcia
sphere of duty, province
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Word Origins
ἐπαρχία is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain