σπεῖρα

speira

band

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Strong’s G4686Noun, feminine7 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

cohort4

the cohort2

of the cohort1

In the text

Matthew 27:27σπεῖραν
Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.
Mark 15:16σπεῖραν
Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
John 18:3σπεῖραν
So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
Acts 10:1σπείρης
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.

Abbott-Smith

σπείρα, -ης
(on this form of genitive, see M, Pr., 38, 48; Bl., § 7, 1; Mayser, 12; Deiss., BS, 186), [in LXX: Jdth.14:11, 2Ma.8:23 2Mac 12:20 2Mac 12:22 * ;]

1. (= Lat. spira) anything wound or rolled up, a coil.

2. As a military term used (by Polyb. and later writers) of a body of soldiers, a maniple (third part of a cohort) or cohort (see Swete, Mk., 375; Westc., Jo., 251 f.): Mat.27:27, Mrk.15:16, Jhn.18:3, 12, Act.10:1 21:31 27:1.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.