eparchy

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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.

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Czech: eparchie — district of the Roman Empire
• Dutch: eparchie — district of the Roman Empire
• Dutch: provincie — district of the Roman Empire
• Dutch: prefectuur — district of the Roman Empire
• Finnish: eparkia — district of the Roman Empire
• Finnish: eparkhia — district of the Roman Empire
• Finnish: prefektuuri — district of the Roman Empire
• French: éparchie — district of the Roman Empire
• French: province — district of the Roman Empire
• French: préfecture — district of the Roman Empire
• Galician: eparquía — district of the Roman Empire
• German: Eparchie — district of the Roman Empire
• German: Provinz — district of the Roman Empire
• German: Präfektur — district of the Roman Empire
• Greek: επαρχία (eparchía) — district of the Roman Empire
• Ancient Greek: ἐπαρχία (eparkhía) — district of the Roman Empire
• Italian: eparchia — district of the Roman Empire
• Italian: provincia — district of the Roman Empire
• Italian: prefettura — district of the Roman Empire
• Latin: eparchia — district of the Roman Empire
• Latin: prōvincia — district of the Roman Empire
• Latin: praefectūra — district of the Roman Empire
• Church Slavic: єпархиꙗ (eparxija) — district of the Roman Empire
• Polish: eparchia — district of the Roman Empire
• Portuguese: eparquia — district of the Roman Empire
• Russian: прови́нция (províncija) — district of the Roman Empire
• Russian: епа́рхия (jepárxija) — district of the Roman Empire
• Slovak: eparchia — district of the Roman Empire
• Spanish: eparquía — district of the Roman Empire
• Spanish: prefectura — district of the Roman Empire
• Ukrainian: єпа́рхія (jepárxija) — district of the Roman Empire
• Arabic: أَبْرَشِيَّة (ʔabrašiyya) — diocese of a bishop
• Armenian: թեմ (tʻem) — diocese of a bishop
• Belarusian: епа́рхія (jepárxija) — diocese of a bishop
• Belarusian: япа́рхія (japárxija) — diocese of a bishop
• Bulgarian: епа́рхия (epárhija) — diocese of a bishop
• Czech: eparchie — diocese of a bishop
• Dutch: eparchie — diocese of a bishop
• Finnish: eparkia — diocese of a bishop
• Finnish: eparkhia — diocese of a bishop
• French: éparchie — diocese of a bishop
• Galician: eparquía — diocese of a bishop
• Georgian: ეპარქია (eṗarkia) — diocese of a bishop
• German: Eparchie — diocese of a bishop
• Greek: επαρχία (eparchía) — diocese of a bishop
• Ancient Greek: ἐπαρχία (eparkhía) — diocese of a bishop
• Italian: eparchia — diocese of a bishop
• Latin: eparchia — diocese of a bishop
• Latin: dioecēsis — diocese of a bishop
• Macedonian: епархија (eparhija) — diocese of a bishop
• Church Slavic: єпархиꙗ (eparxija) — diocese of a bishop
• Polish: eparchia — diocese of a bishop
• Portuguese: eparquia — diocese of a bishop
• Romanian: eparhie — diocese of a bishop
• Russian: епа́рхия (jepárxija) — diocese of a bishop
• Serbo-Croatian: епа̀рхија — diocese of a bishop
• Serbo-Croatian: epàrhija — diocese of a bishop
• Slovak: eparchia — diocese of a bishop
• Slovene: eparhija — diocese of a bishop
• Spanish: eparquía — diocese of a bishop
• Turkish: eparşi — diocese of a bishop
• Ukrainian: єпа́рхія (jepárxija) — diocese of a bishop