eparchy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛpˌɑː.ki/
- ĕpʹär'kē
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɛpˌɑɹ.ki/
Etymology
Via Late Latin eparchia from Koine Greek ἐπαρχία (eparkhía, “province; prefecture”), from Ancient Greek ἔπαρχος (éparkhos, “commander, governor; prefect, eparch”) from ἐπι- (epi-, “on, upon; over”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler”); equivalent to epi- + -archy.
Meanings
- (Ancient-Rome, historical) A district of the Roman Empire at the third echelon
- (Roman-Empire, historical, qualifier:Ancient Greece; Byzantine Empire; Ancient Greece; Byzantine Empire) A provincial government or office headed by an eparch in the Greek-speaking Eastern Roman Empire (akin to a prefecture governed by a prefect in the Latin-speaking Western Roman Empire)
- (historical) An administrative sub-provincial unit in post-Ottoman independent Greece.
- In pre-schism Christian Church, a province under the supervision of the metropolitan.
- In Eastern Christendom, a diocese of a bishop.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eparchies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
archeparchy · archeparch · eparchate · eparch
Synonyms
Translations (62)
la eparchia (diocese of a bishop) · sh epàrhija (diocese of a bishop) · nl provincie (district of the Roman Empire) · ro eparhie (diocese of a bishop) · be япа́рхія (diocese of a bishop) · de Eparchie (diocese of a bishop) · fr éparchie (diocese of a bishop) · fi eparkia (diocese of a bishop) · nl prefectuur (district of the Roman Empire) · fr province (district of the Roman Empire) · ka ეპარქია (diocese of a bishop) · tr eparşi (diocese of a bishop) · sk eparchia (district of the Roman Empire) · ar أَبْرَشِيَّة (diocese of a bishop) · fr éparchie (district of the Roman Empire) · fi prefektuuri (district of the Roman Empire) · pt eparquia (district of the Roman Empire) · it eparchia (diocese of a bishop) · pt eparquia (diocese of a bishop) · el επαρχία (diocese of a bishop) · be епа́рхія (diocese of a bishop) · de Provinz (district of the Roman Empire) · uk єпа́рхія (diocese of a bishop) · de Präfektur (district of the Roman Empire) · ru прови́нция (district of the Roman Empire) · grc ἐπαρχία (diocese of a bishop) · gl eparquía (diocese of a bishop) · cu єпархиꙗ (district of the Roman Empire) · mk епархија (diocese of a bishop) · it provincia (district of the Roman Empire) · bg епа́рхия (diocese of a bishop) · es eparquía (district of the Roman Empire) · la prōvincia (district of the Roman Empire) · uk єпа́рхія (district of the Roman Empire) · cu єпархиꙗ (diocese of a bishop) · fi eparkhia (district of the Roman Empire) · la eparchia (district of the Roman Empire) · pl eparchia (district of the Roman Empire) · it prefettura (district of the Roman Empire) · nl eparchie (district of the Roman Empire) · de Eparchie (district of the Roman Empire) · la dioecēsis (diocese of a bishop) · sk eparchia (diocese of a bishop) · es eparquía (diocese of a bishop) · es prefectura (district of the Roman Empire) · fr préfecture (district of the Roman Empire) · pl eparchia (diocese of a bishop) · nl eparchie (diocese of a bishop) · hy թեմ (diocese of a bishop) · cs eparchie (diocese of a bishop) · ru епа́рхия (district of the Roman Empire) · it eparchia (district of the Roman Empire) · grc ἐπαρχία (district of the Roman Empire) · ru епа́рхия (diocese of a bishop) · fi eparkia (district of the Roman Empire) · sh епа̀рхија (diocese of a bishop) · cs eparchie (district of the Roman Empire) · gl eparquía (district of the Roman Empire) · la praefectūra (district of the Roman Empire) · fi eparkhia (diocese of a bishop) · el επαρχία (district of the Roman Empire) · sl eparhija (diocese of a bishop)