"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*"
Definition and meaning
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*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐφημερία
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ephemeria (G2183) across the King James Bible.
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
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Common questions
Strong's G2183 (ephemeria) is a Greek word that means: 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* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word ephemeria (G2183) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2183 is ephemeria, a Greek word defined as: 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*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ephemeria is a Greek word found in the New Testament.