Lexicon entry · Greek
G4686σπεῖραspeira
bandPart of speech: Greek Noun (Feminine)
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Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together.
σπεῖραν, speiran “cohort,”
And the men of the army took him away into the square in front of the building which is the Praetorium, and they got together all the band.
σπεῖραν speiran “cohort”
So Judas, getting a band of armed men and police from the chief priests and Pharisees, went there with lights and with arms.
σπεῖραν speiran “cohort”
Then the band and the chief captain and the police took Jesus and put cords round him.
σπεῖρα speira “the cohort”
Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, the captain of the Italian band of the army;
σπείρης speirēs “[the] Cohort”
And while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control.
σπείρης speirēs “cohort”
And when the decision had been made that we were to go by sea to Italy, they gave Paul and certain other prisoners into the care of a captain named Julius, of the Augustan band.
σπείρης speirēs “of the cohort”