1. σπεῖρα · speira — Beekes
twist, coil
The corpus record
σπεῖρα
speira
twist, coil
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2. σπεῖρα · speira — Chantraine
un filet, d
3. σπεῖρα · speira — Frisk
Windung, z.B. einer Schlange, eines Netzgeflechts, Spirale
4. σπεῖρα · speira — LSJ
anything twisted
Attestations
- σπεῖρα · speira Odyssey 4.245
- σπεῖρα · speira Odyssey 6.269
- σπείραισι · speiraisi Sophocles, Antigone 343–347
- σπείραισιν · speiraisin Euripides, Ion *qera/pwn (DIORISIS sentence 752)
- σπεῖραν · speiran New Testament, Matthew 27.27 (DIORISIS sentence 1221)
- σπεῖραν · speiran New Testament, Mark 15.16 (DIORISIS sentence 731)
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Authority pointers, pending review
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- scan p. 1430; entry #5710
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- scan pp. 1054-1055; entry #7506 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1733; entry #5306 Review: Under source audit
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