σπεῖρα
speira
“band”
Definition
a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors)
of immediate Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of G138 (αἱρέομαι) in the sense of its cognate G1507 (εἱλίσσω);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
σπεῖρα appears 7 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.
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