ἐπαρχία

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Originally referring to a district governed by an ἔπαρχος (éparkhos, commander), from ἐπι- (epi-, on, upon) +‎ ἀρχός (arkhós, ruler)

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

ἐπαρχίᾱ (eparkhíāf (genitive ἐπαρχίᾱς); second declension (Koine)

  1. eparchy, province, the provincial government of an administrative district
  2. provincial government territorial jurisdictions specifically of the Greek-speaking eastern Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire, equivalent to Latin prōvincia

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