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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #2183 - ἐφημερία

Transliteration

ephēmería

Phonetics

ef-ay-mer-ee'-ah

Origin

from (G2184)

Parts of Speech

Noun Feminine

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer's

a service limited to a stated series of days
the class or course itself of priests who for a week at a time performed the duties of the priestly office. David divided the priests into twenty four classes, each of which in its turn discharged the duties of the office for an entire week, from sabbath to sabbath

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Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 4256 ‑ מַחֲלֹקֶת (makh‑al‑o'‑keth); 4929 ‑ מִשְׁמָר (mish‑mawr'); 4931 ‑ מִשְׁמֶרֶת (mish‑meh'‑reth);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (2)

Luke

NAS (2)

Luke

HCS (2)

Luke

BSB (2)

Luke

ESV (2)

Luke

WEB (2)

Luke

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἐφημερ-ία, ἡ,

1. division of the priests for the daily service of the temple, LXX 1 Chronicles 23:6, Ne. 23.30, Luke 1:5.

2. the service itself, LXX 1 Esdras 1:16.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

† ἐφ -ημερία , -ας , ἡ

(< ἐφήμερος ),

[in LXX chiefly for H4931, H4256;]

1. a course of daily services (Nehemiah 13:30, 1 Chronicles 25:8, al.).

2. a class or course of priests detailed for service in the temple (1 Chronicles 23:6, al.): Luke 1:5; Luke 1:8 (cf. MGr., ἐφημέριος , priest).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

εφημερία εφημερίαι εφημερίαις εφημερίαν εφημεριας εφημερίας εφημέριας ἐφημερίας εφημεριών ephemerias ephemerías ephēmerias ephēmerías

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