number - 4686
orig_word - σπεῖρα
word_orig - of immed. Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of (138) in the sense of its cognate (1507)
translit - speira
tdnt - None
phonetic - spi'-rah
part_of_speech - Noun Feminine
st_def - 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.
IPD_def -
- anything rolled into a circle or ball, anything wound, rolled up, folded together
- a military cohort
- the tenth part of legion
- about 600 men i.e. legionaries
- if auxiliaries either 500 or 1000
- a maniple, or the thirtieth part of a legion
- any band, company, or detachment, of soldiers
English - band
letter - s
data - {"def":{"short":"a coil (spira, \"spire\"), i.e., (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors)","long":["anything rolled into a circle or ball, anything wound, rolled up, folded together","a military cohort",["the tenth part of legion",["about 600 men i.e., legionaries","if auxiliaries either 500 or 1000","a maniple, or the thirtieth part of a legion"],"any band, company, or detachment, of soldiers"]]},"deriv":"of immediate Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of G0138 in the sense of its cognate G1507","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈspi.rɑ","ipa_mod":"ˈspi.rɑ","sbl":"speira","dic":"SPEE-ra","dic_mod":"SPEE-ra"},"see":["G0138","G1507"]}
usages - band
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id - 4585
strongs - 4686
base_word - σπεῖρα
data - {"def":{"short":"a coil (spira, \"spire\"), i.e., (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors)","long":["anything rolled into a circle or ball, anything wound, rolled up, folded together","a military cohort",["the tenth part of legion",["about 600 men i.e., legionaries","if auxiliaries either 500 or 1000","a maniple, or the thirtieth part of a legion"],"any band, company, or detachment, of soldiers"]]},"deriv":"of immediate Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of G0138 in the sense of its cognate G1507","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈspi.rɑ","ipa_mod":"ˈspi.rɑ","sbl":"speira","dic":"SPEE-ra","dic_mod":"SPEE-ra"},"see":["G0138","G1507"]}
usage - band