- Original: ἐπαρχία - Transliteration: Eparchia - Phonetic: ep-ar-khee'-ah - Definition: 1. the office of a governor or prefect 2. the region subject to a prefect a. a province of the Roman empire, either a larger province, or an appendage to a larger province, as Palestine was to that of Syria - Origin: from a compound of G1909 and G757 (meaning a governor of a district, eparch) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From a compound of G1909 and G757 (meaning a governor of a district eparch); a special region of government that is a Roman praefecture: - province. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • province, 2 Act 23:34; Act 25:1