Strongs Number: G4686
- Greek Word
- σπεῖρα
- Transliteration
- speira
- Phonetic
- spi'-rah
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
a coil (spira
spire
) that is (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also [by analogy] a squad of Levitical janitors) - Thayers Definition
-
1. anything rolled into a circle or ball, anything wound, rolled up, folded together
2. a military cohort
a. 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
b. any band, company, or detachment, of soldiers
- Origin
- Of immediate Latin origin but ultimately a derivative of G138 in the sense of its cognate G1507
- Bible Usage
- band.