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σπεῖρα

Transliteration: speira · noun

7x in NTFirst: Matt 27:27
Meaninga cohort
Part of speechnoun
Frequency7x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsσπεῖραν, σπεῖρα, σπείρης
Example versesMatt 27:27 · Mark 15:16 · John 18:3 · John 18:12 · Acts 10:1
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What kind of word is σπεῖρα?

σπεῖρα (speira) is a noun that occurs 7 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “a cohort” and first appears in Matt 27:27.

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