The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
TOPARCHY — (τοπαρχία), the basic administrative district in Palestine during the major part of the Second Temple period. Under the Ptolemies the division of Palestine was fashioned after that of Egypt, although the names given to each administrative… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
toparchy — topar·chy … English syllables
toparchy — /ˈtɒpaki/ (say topahkee) noun (plural toparchies) a small state or a division of a larger state, governed by a toparch; petty kingdom …
toparchy — kē noun ( es) Etymology: Latin toparchia, from Greek, from toparchēs toparch + ia y : a small state or district consisting of a few cities or towns … Useful english dictionary
Toparchies — Toparchy To parch*y, n.; pl. {Toparchies}. [L. toparchia, Gr. ?. See {Toparch}.] A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch; as, Judea was formerly divided into ten toparchies. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toparch — n. ruler, especially of toparchy. ♦ toparchy, n. petty state under a toparch … Dictionary of difficult words
ACRABA — ACRABA, place on the edge of the desert in the eastern Samaria mountains. Acraba is a site with archaeological remains from the Roman and Byzantine periods. The site has not been excavated but surveys conducted there in the 19th century by V.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MODI'IN — (Heb. מוֹדִיעִים ,מוֹדִיעִין, or Modi im), town or village in the toparchy of Lydda, the family home of Mattathias the Maccabean and of his Hasmonean descendants; here the Maccabean revolt broke out (I Macc. 2:1, 15, 23; cf. Jos., Ant. 12–13).… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Toparch — To parch, n. [L. toparcha, Gr. ?; ? a place + ? to govern, to rule.] The ruler or principal man in a place or country; the governor of a toparchy. [1913 Webster] The prince and toparch of that country. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nablus — This article is about the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank, and its predecessor, the Roman city of Flavia Neapolis. For the biblical city of Shechem, at approximately the same location, see Shechem. Nablus Other transcription(s)… … Wikipedia
