Dictionary entry

ἐπαρχεία

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

† ἐπαρχεία (Rec. -χία, v. Bl., § 3, 5), -ας, ἡ

(< ἔπαρχος, a prefect), [in LXX: Es 4:11 (מְדִינָה), Jth 3:6 A*;]

the jurisdiction of a prefect, a province: Ac 23:34 25:1.†