Word: eparcia

Pronounce: ep-ar-khee'-ah

Strongs Number: G1885

Orig: from a compound of 1909 and 757 (meaning a governor of a district, "eparch"); a special region of government, i.e. a Roman præfecture:--province. G1909

Use: Noun Feminine

Heb Strong: H4082

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