ΣΠΕΙΡΗΣ, σπειρης
SPEIRĒS, speirēs
Sounds Like: SPEI-rees
Translations: of a cohort, of a company, of a band, of a military unit, of a Roman cohort, you sow, you scatter seed
From the root: ΣΠΕΙΡΑ, ΣΠΕΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: This word has two primary meanings depending on its grammatical form. It can be the genitive singular of the noun 'σπεῖρα' (speira), referring to a military cohort, a company, or a band of people. In this sense, it describes a group, often a Roman military unit of about 600 men. It can also be the second person singular aorist subjunctive active form of the verb 'σπείρω' (speirō), meaning 'to sow' or 'to scatter seed'. In this verbal sense, it indicates the action of planting seeds.
Inflection: Noun: Singular, Genitive, Feminine; Verb: Second Person, Singular, Aorist, Subjunctive, Active
Strong’s numbers: G4686 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4687 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
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