The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
σπεῖρα
| Lemma | σπεῖρα |
|---|---|
| Citation form | σπεῖρα, ης, ἡ |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Gloss | a cohort |
| Strong’s | G4686 |
| Transliteration | speîra |
| Definition | a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors) |
| KJV glosses | :--band. |
| Derivation | of immediate Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of in the sense of its cognate |
| SBLGNT occurrences | 7 |
Forms and grammatical context
Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.
| Greek form | Grammar and occurrences |
|---|---|
| σπεῖρα | noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — John 18:12 |
| σπεῖραν | noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 27:27 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Mark 15:16 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 18:3 |
| σπείρης | noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Acts 10:1 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Acts 21:31 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Acts 27:1 |
Morphology
- noun; MorphGNT ----ASF-
- noun; MorphGNT ----GSF-
- noun; MorphGNT ----NSF-
Occurrences
Septuagint occurrences
The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: σπειρα.