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band

Meaning of “band”

Sense 1: A strip, fastening, or binding part. Sense 2: A company or organized body of people, especially soldiers. Sense 3: To unite or associate together for a common purpose.

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KJV context and cross-referencesCawdrey 1604Webster 1828
19 occurrences18 verses13 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 39:23

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Matthew 27:27
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 27:27 · retained source text

Then the souldiers of the Gouernour tooke Iesus into the common hall, and gathered vnto him the whole band of souldiers.

1611 marginal noteOr, gouernours house.

1611 marginal noteIoh. 19.1.

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Historical definitions

To unite; to associate; to confederate for some common purpose.

volume 1, leaf 236, column 3 (main_dictionary)