Strong#: | 1885 // eparcia eparchia |
Orig: | n f // from a compound of \\1909\\ and \\757\\ (meaning a governor of a district, "eparch") |
NASB: | ==>province(2). |
AV=2 | ==>province 2 |
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Definition: | 1) the office of a governor or prefect
2) the region subject to a prefect
2a) a province of the Roman empire, either a larger province, or an
appendage to a larger province, as Palestine was to that of Syria
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NASB: | a province: |
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