band

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Tenth part of a Roman legion; called also “cohort” (Matt. 27:27²⁷Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. (Matthew 27:27); Acts 21:31³¹And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. (Acts 21:31)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

4686 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

σπεῖρα

Transliteration:

speira

Phonic:

spi’-rah

Meaning:

of immediate Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of 138 in the sense of its cognate 1507; 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