Battalion
BATTALION (σπει̂ρα, G5061). A word found in the RSV in Matthew 27:27 and Mark 15:16, where the KJV and ASV have “band.” It refers to the Italian Cohort, which numbered about 600 men (Acts 10:1).
BATTALION (σπει̂ρα, G5061). A word found in the RSV in Matthew 27:27 and Mark 15:16, where the KJV and ASV have “band.” It refers to the Italian Cohort, which numbered about 600 men (Acts 10:1).