ἐφημερία

ephēmeria

division

Strong’s G2183Noun, feminine2 times in the New Testament (critical text)

division2

In the text

Luke 1:5ἐφημερίας
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.

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)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.