Strong's Number G4686

σπεῖρα

speira · spi'-rah

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

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

band 7

Total: 7
Occurs 7 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

anything rolled into a circle or ball, anything wound, rolled up, folded together
a military cohort
1. the tenth part of legion
  1. about 600 men i.e. legionaries
  2. if auxiliaries either 500 or 1000
  3. a maniple, or the thirtieth part of a legion
2. any band, company, or detachment, of soldiers