What Does “Cohort” Mean in the Bible?
A large group of Roman soldiers, several hundred of them.
Where it appears in the Bible
Mark 15:16; John 18:3
What the Bible says
Mark 15:16
And the soldiers led him away into the court of the palace, and they called together the whole band:
John 18:3
Judas therefore having received a band of soldiers and servants from the chief priests and the Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Dictionary.com, “cohort”