G2183Greekἐphēmerías
ἐφημερίας
diurnality, i.e., (specially) the quotidian rotation or class of the jewish priests' service at the temple, as distributed by families
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Total Occurrences
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Books
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Old Testament
2
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1a service limited to a stated series of days
- 2the class or course itself of priests who for a week at a time performed the duties of the priestly office
Etymology & Derivation
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Scholarly Notes
david divided the priests into twenty four classes, each of which in its turn discharged the duties of the office for an entire week, from sabbath to sabbath.