King James Bible Dictionary - Strongs Number

G4686 - Band

Strong's No.:	G4686

Greek:	σπεῖρα

Transliteration:	speira

Phonetic:	spi'-rah

Word Origin:	Of immediate Latin origin but ultimately a derivative of G138 in the sense of its cognate G1507

Bible Usage:	band.

Part of Speech:	Noun Feminine

Strongs Definition:	a coil (spira spire) that is (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also [by analogy] a squad of Levitical janitors)

Thayers 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

Bible References: Band	Mat 27:27 Mark 15:16 John 18:3 John 18:12 Act 10:1 Act 21:31 Act 27:1

Translation Occurrences:	band ( 7 )

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.