σπεῖρα
speîra
a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors)
Lexicon
Derivation: of immediate Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of G138 (αἱρέομαι) in the sense of its cognate G1507 (εἱλίσσω);
a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors)
- a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort
- also, (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: band
Usage
7 occurrences · 0 OT · 7 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- band3 · 43%
- the band2 · 29%
- a band1 · 14%
- of the band1 · 14%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.