G4686: σπεῖρα

Strong's Definition

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

Transliteration: speîra
Pronunciation: spi'-rah

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