For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
ἐφημερία
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Gloss:
(priestly) division, group, class
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, |