Quick Definition
ἐπαρχία, ας, ἡ n.f. sphere of duty, province
Strong's Definition
from a compound of 1909 and 757 (meaning a governor of a district, "eparch"); a special region of government, i.e. a Roman præfecture
KJV Usage: province
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐπαρχία [-χεία IT WH (see εἰ, «)], -as, ἡ, (fr. ἔπαρχος i.e. ὁ ἐπ᾿ ἀρχῇ ὧν the one in command, prefect, governor), prefecture; 1. 6. 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 [ef. Schiirer, Zeitgesch. p. 144 sqq.]: Acts xxiii. 34; xxv. 1 [see the preced. word]; (Polyb., Diod., Plut., Dio Cass.). Cf. Krebs, Observv. ete. p. 256 sqq.; Fischer, De vitiis Lexx. N. T. p. 432 sqq.; [BB.DD. (esp. Kitto) s. v. Province ].
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐπαρχεία eparcheia 2x
province, Acts 23:34; 25:1*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*† ἐπάρχείος (Rec. -ον
, of a prefect: ἡ ἐ. (sc. ἐξουσία) = ἐπαρχεια, q.v., Ac 25:1 (WH, mg.).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἐπαρχεία, which is used, like the Lat. provincia, in Ac 2334, 25}, to denote ‘‘ province,” “sphere of duty,” is restored by the | editors in P Par 17? (B.c. 154) ἐπαρχίας Θη]βαΐδος, τοῦ
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐπαρχία (eparchia) — province. ἐπαρχ-ία, ἡ, the government of an ἔπαρχος, or the district governed by him, = Latin provincia, [NT+2nd c.BC+]; of Carthage, empire, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. military 'command', force occupying a district, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]