Gloss
(priestly) division, group, class
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἐφημερία, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration
ephēmeria
Simplified transliteration
ephemeria
Numbers
Strong's number
2183
GK Number
2389
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1a
Definition
pr. daily course; the daily service of the temple; a class of priests to which the daily service for a week was allotted in rotation, Lk. 1:5, 8*
Greek-English Concordance for ἐφημερία
| Luke 1:5 | There was in the days of Herod, king of Judah, a certain priest by the name of Zechariah, of the priestly division (ephēmerias | ἐφημερίας | gen sg fem) of Abijah; and his wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. |
| Luke 1:8 | Now it happened, while he was serving as priest when his priestly division (ephēmerias | ἐφημερίας | gen sg fem) was on duty, |
