ἐπαρχία eparchía

Meaning

a special region of government, i.e. a Roman præfecture

In the King James Version: province

Derivation: from a compound of G1909 (ἐπί) and G757 (ἄρχω) (meaning a governor of a district, "eparch");

Where it is used

• Acts 23:34 The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,
• Acts 25:1 Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,