Ephēmeria ἐφημερία
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| ἐφημερία | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ephēmeria |
| Strong's number | G2183 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | division |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Ephēmeria (Greek ἐφημερία, Strong's G2183) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “division”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἐφ-ημερία, -ας, ἡ
(ἐφήμερος), [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁמֶרֶת, מַחֲלֹקֶת ;]
1. a course of daily services (Neh.13:30, 1Ch.25:8, al.).
2. a class or course of priests detailed for service in the temple (1Ch.23:6, al.): Luk.1:5, 8 (cf. MGr., ἐφημέριος, priest).†
(AS)
(ἐφήμερος), [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁמֶרֶת, מַחֲלֹקֶת ;]
1. a course of daily services (Neh.13:30, 1Ch.25:8, al.).
2. a class or course of priests detailed for service in the temple (1Ch.23:6, al.): Luk.1:5, 8 (cf. MGr., ἐφημέριος, priest).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | course (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | priestly division (1), division (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ephēmeria, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 1:5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a daughter of Aaron.
- Luke 1:8And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).