ΣΠΕΙΡΑΣ, σπειρας
SPEIRAS, speiras
Sounds Like: SPEI-ras
Translations: you sowed, you scattered, a cohort, a company, a band
From the root: ΣΠΕΙΡΩ, ΣΠΕΙΡΑ
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
Explanation: This word can be either a verb form or a noun. As a verb, it is the second person singular aorist active indicative of 'σπείρω' (speirō), meaning 'to sow' or 'to scatter'. It describes an action of planting seeds or dispersing something widely. As a noun, 'σπεῖρα' (speira) refers to a military cohort, a company, or a band of people, often used in the context of Roman military units.
Inflection: Verb: Second Person Singular, Aorist Active Indicative; Noun: Nominative Singular, Feminine
Strong’s numbers: G4687 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4686 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judith — 14:11
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Judith — 14:11
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 13:39
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΣΠΕΙΡΩ, ΣΠΕΙΡΑ, appear in our texts.
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