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G4686 · σπεῖρα

speîra

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors)

KJV gloss list in the source

band

Derivation recorded by Strong

of immediate Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of G138 (αἱρέομαι) in the sense of its cognate G1507 (εἱλίσσω);

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