Dictionary entry

G04686

Strong's Greek Bible Dictionary

σπεῖρα

spei'ra

speira

{spi'-rah}

of immediate Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of 138 in the sense of its cognate 1507; a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors):--band.

See G01507.

See G00138.