| Strong#: | 4686 // speira speira |
| Orig: | n f // of immed. Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of \\138\\ in the sense of its cognate \\1507\\ |
| NASB: | ==>cohort(7). |
| AV=7 | ==>band 7 |
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| Definition: | 1) anything rolled into a circle or ball, anything wound, rolled up,
folded together
2) a military cohort
2a) the tenth part of legion
2a1) about 600 men i.e. legionaries
2a2) if auxiliaries either 500 or 1000
2a3) a maniple, or the thirtieth part of a legion
2b) any band, company, or detachment, of soldiers
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| NASB: | anything wound up or coiled, by ext. a body (of soldiers), i.e. a cohort: |
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