ἐπαρχ-ία G1885
province; an administrative district or region, especially a Roman provincial territory
This term denotes a province or administrative district in the Roman system. The tribune asks Paul what province he is from (Acts 23:34). Festus arrives in the province and goes up to Jerusalem (Acts 25:1). The word represents Roman administrative geography—territories governed by appointed officials. Classical usage included both the government/command and the territory governed, corresponding to the Latin 'provincia.'
Senses
1. sense 1 — Province; an administrative district or region under Roman governance. In Acts 23:34, the tribune asks what province (ἐκ ποίας ἐπαρχείας) Paul is from to determine jurisdiction. In Acts 25:1, Festus arrives in the province (τῇ ἐπαρχείᾳ) before going to Jerusalem—referring to his administrative territory. The term corresponds to Latin 'provincia' and represents Roman administrative geography. Classical usage included both the office of governor and the territory governed. Cross-linguistic glosses consistently render 'province': 'provincia', 'éparchie'. 2×
AR["الوِلَايَةَ", "وِلَايَةٍ"]·ben["প্রদেশ", "প্রদেশে"]·DE["ἐπαρχείας", "ἐπαρχείᾳ"]·EN["province"]·FR["éparchie"]·heb["פְרוֹבִינְקְיָה"]·HI["प्रांतमें", "प्रांतसे"]·ID["provinsi", "provinsi,"]·IT["provincia"]·jav["propinsi", "wilayah,"]·KO["속주-의", "속주에"]·PT["província,"]·RU["провинции", "провинцию"]·ES["provincia"]·SW["jimbo"]·TR["eyalete", "eyaletten"]·urd["صوبے", "صوبے-میں"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
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+