Word Study · Strong's G4686
σπεῖρα
speîra
“a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort”
- 7occurrencescanonical count
- 7tagged so farloaded book by book
- 4books spannedamong tagged text
Strong's Dictionary (1890, public domain)
Definition
a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors) KJV usage: :--band.
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The ledger of occurrences
Matthew1 occurrence
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Prætorium, and gathered unto him the whole band.The first tagged occurrence in Matthew.
Mark1 occurrence
And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Prætorium; and they call together the whole band.The first tagged occurrence in Mark.
John2 occurrences
Judas then, having received the band of soldiers, and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.The first tagged occurrence in John.
Acts3 occurrences
Nowthere wasa certain man in Cæsarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,The first tagged occurrence in Acts.