ἐπαρχείᾳ
eparchía
province
Primarily, an administrative district or territorial unit within a larger political entity, governed by an appointed official (an 'eparch'). In Greco-Roman usage, especially designates a province under Roman or Hellenistic rule. In extended or specific contexts, refers to a subject region, the organized territory of a kingdom or empire, or, less commonly, an area of jurisdiction.
Acts 25:1 · Word #5
Lexicon G1885
| Lemma | ἐπαρχία |
| Transliteration | eparchía |
| Strong's | G1885 |
| Definition | Primarily, an administrative district or territorial unit within a larger political entity, governed by an appointed official (an 'eparch'). In Greco-Roman usage, especially designates a province under Roman or Hellenistic rule. In extended or specific contexts, refers to a subject region, the organized territory of a kingdom or empire, or, less commonly, an area of jurisdiction. |
Morphology N DAT F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | province |
| Literal | province |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐπαρχεία |
| Strong's | G1885 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1885-01
to a governed province
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine, singular, dative (Gr,N,,,,,DFS); denotes an indirect object or locative sphere depending on usage. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes a territorial district under official rule, derived from ἀρχ- (“to rule”). The dative feminine singular form is reflected by the prepositional sense “to,” preserving its case without adding contextual assumptions. |
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