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Lexicon :: Strong's G4686 - speira

Aa
σπεῖρα
Transliteration
speira (Key)
Pronunciation
spi'-rah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of immed. Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of αἱρέω (G138) in the sense of its cognate εἱλίσσω (G1507)
mGNT
7x in 3 unique form(s) TR
7x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

σπεῖρα speîra, spi'-rah; of immediate Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of G138 in the sense of its cognate G1507; a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors):—band.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G4686 in the following manner: band (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G4686 in the following manner: band (7x).

  1. anything rolled into a circle or ball, anything wound, rolled up, folded together

  2. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σπεῖρα speîra, spi'-rah; of immediate Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of G138 in the sense of its cognate G1507; a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors):—band.
STRONGS G4686:
σπεῖρα (on the accent cf. Buttmann, 11; Chandler § 161; Tdf. Proleg., p. 102), ἡ, genitive σπείρης (Acts 10:1; Acts 21:31; Acts 27:1; see (Tdf. Proleg., p. 117; WH's Appendix, p. 156; and) μάχαιρα, at the beginning) (cognate with σπυρίς (which see));
a. Latinspira; anything rolled into a circle or ball, anything wound, rolled up, folded together.
b. a military cohort (Polybius 11, 23, 1 τρεῖς σπείρας. τοῦτο δέ καλεῖται τό σύνταγμα τῶν πεζῶν παρά Ῥωμαίοις κωρτις), i. e. the tenth part of a legion (i. e. about 600 men (i. e. legionaries), or if auxilialies either 500 or 1,000; cf. Marquardt, Römisch. Alterth. III. ii., p. 371. But surely τοῦτο τό σύνταγμα in the quotation comprehends the τρεῖς σπεῖρα; hence, Polybius here makes a σπεῖρα equal to a maniple, cf. 2, 3, 2; 6, 24, 5; cf. Zonaras, Lex., p. 1664, σπεῖρα σύνταγμα διακοσίων ἀνδρῶν. On the other hand, "the later Greek writings almost uniformly employ σπεῖρα as the representative of cohors" (Smith, Dict. of Antiq., edition 2, under the word exercitus, p. 500); and the rise of χιλίαρχος (which was the equivalent of tribunus, the commander of a cohort) in connection with it (John 18:12; Acts 21:31), together with the uniform rendering of the word by cohors in the Latin versions, warrants the margin cohort uniformly added in R. V. to the rendering band): Matthew 27:27; Mark 15:16; Acts 10:1; Acts 21:31; Acts 27:1, and often in Josephus; a maniple, or the thirtieth part of a legion, often so in Polybius ((see above)); any band, company, or detachment, of soldiers (2 Macc. 8:23; Judith 14:11): John 18:3, 12.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
27:27
Mark
15:16
John
18:3; 18:12; 18:12
Acts
10:1; 10:1; 21:31; 21:31; 21:31; 27:1; 27:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4686 matches the Greek σπεῖρα (speira),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:27 - Then G5119 the soldiers G4757 of the governor G2232 took G3880 Jesus G2424 into the [fn]Praetorium G4232 and gathered G4863 the whole G3650 Roman [fn]cohort G4686 around G1909 Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:16 - The soldiers G4757 took G520 Him away G520 into the [fn]palace G833 (that is, the Praetorium), G4232 and they *called G4779 together G4779 the whole G3650 Roman [fn]cohort. G4686

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:3 - Judas G2455 then, G3767 having received G2983 the Roman [fn]cohort G4686 and officers G5257 from the chief G749 priests G749 and the Pharisees, G5330 *came G2064 there G1563 with lanterns G5322 and torches G2985 and weapons. G3696

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:12 - So G3767 the Roman [fn]cohort G4686 and the [fn]commander G5506 and the officers G5257 of the Jews, G2453 arrested G4815 Jesus G2424 and bound G1210 Him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:1 - Now G1161 there was a man G435 at Caesarea G2542 named G3686 Cornelius, G2883 a centurion G1543 of what was called G2564 the Italian G2483 [fn]cohort, G4686

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:31 - While they were seeking G2212 to kill G615 him, a report G5334 came G305 up to the [fn]commander G5506 of the Roman [fn]cohort G4686 that all G3650 Jerusalem G2419 was in confusion. G4797

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:1 - When G5613 it was decided G2919 that we would sail G636 for Italy, G2482 they proceeded to deliver G3860 Paul G3972 and some G5100 other G2087 prisoners G1202 to a centurion G1543 of the Augustan G4575 [fn]cohort G4686 named G3686 Julius. G2457
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