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σπεῖρα

speîraGreek · G4686

Derivation

of immediate Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of G138 (αἱρέομαι) in the sense of its cognate G1507 (εἱλίσσω);

Meaning

a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors)

In the King James Version

band

Translated as

band (4)

Where it appears

Found in 4 verses

John
18:3, 18:12
Acts
10:1, 21:31

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