Ephemeria denotes the identified priestly division or order within which Zechariah is situated and serves.

The attested use identifies a priestly division: Zechariah is associated with the division of Abijah and serves within his division before God.

1. An identified priestly division · dominant

   Both occurrences use the genitive singular feminine form in connection with Zechariah. In Luke 1:5 the APB renders him as being “of the division of Abijah,” and in Luke 1:8 it renders his service as occurring “in the order of his division before God.”

   Luke 1:5Luke 1:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term through “division” in Luke 1:5 and “order of his division” in Luke 1:8. These are clause-level renderings rather than definitions.