G4686 · σπεῖρα
speîra · band, cohort of soldiers
G4686 (speîra) is the Greek word σπεῖρα in Strong’s dictionary: a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort. It appears 7 times in 7 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- σπεῖρα (Greek)
- Transliteration
- speîra
- Derivation
- of immediate Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of G138 (αἱρέομαι) in the sense of its cognate G1507 (εἱλίσσω);
- Definition
- a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors)
- Rendered in the KJV
- band
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
7 occurrences in 7 verses.
How the BSB renders it
- “Regiment” ×2
- “Roman regiment” ×1
- “a band of soldiers” ×1
- “band of soldiers” ×1
- “company” ×1
- “company together” ×1
By book
Matthew 1 · Mark 1 · John 2 · Acts 3