ἐφημερία (ephēmeria) means “division” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ef-ay-mer-ee'-ah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἐφημερία · ephēmeria · division
ἐφ-ημερία, -ας, ἡ (ἐφήμερος), [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁמֶרֶת, מַחֲלֹקֶת ;] 1. a course of daily services (Neh.13:30, 1Ch.25:8, al.). 2. a class or course of priests detailed for service in the temple (1Ch.23:6, al.): Luk.1:5, 8 (cf. MGr., ἐφημέριος, priest).† (AS)
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a class of priests who served for a stated number of days.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| division | 1 |
| the priestly division | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| course | 1 |
| the course | 1 |
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In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.
Read word by wordOne day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
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