Matthew 27:27Mapped KJV word: band
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
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ORIGINAL WORD · STRONG’S
Open Bibleσπεῖρα
G4686 · speîra · spi'-rah · Greek
Strong’s 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 usage
:--band.
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Mapped occurrences
Mark 15:16Mapped KJV word: band
And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
John 18:3Mapped KJV word: band
Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.
John 18:12Mapped KJV word: band
Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
Acts 10:1Mapped KJV word: band
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
Acts 21:31Mapped KJV word: band
And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
Acts 27:1Mapped KJV word: band
And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.