σπεῖρα speîra

Greek · Strong's G4686 · used 7 times in 7 verses

Meaning

a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors)

In the King James Version: band

Derivation: of immediate Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of G138 (αἱρέομαι) in the sense of its cognate G1507 (εἱλίσσω);

Matthew 27:27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.
Mark 15:16 Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
John 18:3 So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
John 18:12 Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.
Acts 10:1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
Acts 21:31 While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
Acts 27:1 When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.