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Province

ἐπαρχίαStrong’s G1885

eparchia

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Eparchia is the Greek word usually translated “province”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;”
Acts 23:34 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “province”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • province 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 2

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἐπαρχία eparchia · province

ἐπαρχεία (Rec. -χία, see Bl., § 3, 5), -ας, ἡ (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.).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “province” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

PROV'INCE, noun

[Latin provincia; usually supposed to be formed from pro and vinco, to conquer. This is very doubtful, as provinco was not used by the Romans.]

  1. Among the Romans, a country of considerable extent, which being reduced under their dominion, was new-modeled, subjected to the command of an annual governor sent from Rome, and to such taxes and contributions as the Romans saw fit to impose.
  2. Among the moderns, a country belonging to a kingdom or state, either by conquest or colonization, usually situated at a distance from the kingdom or state, but more or less dependent on it or subject to it.
  3. A division of a kingdom or state, of considerable extent.
  4. A region of country; in a general sense; a tract; a large extent.
All definitions
  1. The proper office or business of a person.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.