σπεῖρα speira · G4686

band

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

σπεῖρα, ἡ, ; anything twisted or wound, ποιεῖν τι οἷον σπεῖραν twist it into a ball, []; 2 plural, coils or spires of a serpent, []; πολύπλοκοι σ. []: so in singular, []; 3 rope, cord, []; σπείραισι δικτυοκλώστοις with the net's meshy folds, []; ship's cable, []; padded circle used by women carrying weights on their head, []; so by Atlas, []; as a lamp-stand, ἀρτεμισίας σ. ἐπὶ τὸν λύχνον []; round cushion, []; 4 a mode of dressing the hair, []; 5 σ. βόειαι thongs or straps of ox-hide to guard …

Where it's used 7 times

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

Source: TBESG G4686; TFLSJ G4686

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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