Strong's Number 4686
The Linked Word Project
Transliteration:
speira {spi'-rah}
Word Origin:
of immed. Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of
138
in the sense of its cognate
1507
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Usage in the KJV:
band 7
Total: 7
Definition:
anything rolled into a circle or ball, anything wound, rolled up, folded together
a military cohort
the tenth part of legion
about 600 men i.e. legionaries
if auxiliaries either 500 or 1000
a maniple, or the thirtieth part of a legion
any band, company, or detachment, of soldiers