- Original: σπεῖρα - Transliteration: Speira - Phonetic: spi'-rah - Definition: 1. anything rolled into a circle or ball, anything wound, rolled up, folded together 2. a military cohort a. 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 b. any band, company, or detachment, of soldiers - Origin: of immed. Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of G138 in the sense of its cognate G1507 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Of immediate Latin origin but ultimately a derivative of G138 in the sense of its cognate G1507 ; a coil (spira spire) that is (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also [by analogy] a squad of Levitical janitors): - band. Total KJV Occurrences: 7 • band, 7 Mat 27:27; Mar 15:16; Joh 18:3; Joh 18:12; Act 10:1; Act 21:31; Act 27:1