Province, region
G1885
Greek
UBS
ἐπαρχία
eparchíaep-ar-khee'-ah
Noun Feminine
Definition
a part of the Roman Empire (usually acquired by conquest) and constituting an administrative unit ruled over by an ἔπαρχος selected by the Roman Senate
Semantic Domains
Geographical Objects and Features
Etymology
from a compound of G1909 (ἐπί) and G757 (ἄρχω) (meaning a governor of a district, "eparch");
KJV Translations
province
Occurrences2
Frequency Rank#2697