King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3003
Transliteration: legeōn
Phonetic Spelling: (leg-eh-ohn')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine; Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a legion
Meaning: a legion
λεγεών and (so T, Tr (but not in Matthew 26:53), WH (see at the end), also Lachmann in Mark 5:9, 15) λεγιών (cf. Tdf. edition 7 Proleg., p. 1.; (especially edition 8, p. 83; Buttmann, 16 (15)); so, too, in inscriptions in Boeckh; (Diodorus, Plutarch, others)), λεγεωνος, ἡ (a Latin word), a legion (a body of soldiers whose number differed at different times, and in the time of Augustus seems to have consisted of 6,826 men (i. e. 6,100 foot soldiers, and 726 horsemen)): Matthew 26:53; Mark 5:9, 15; Luke 8:30 (here WH (ex errore?) λεγιών (cf. Chandler § 593)).
Word Summary
legeōn: a legion
Original Word: λεγεώνTransliteration: legeōn
Phonetic Spelling: (leg-eh-ohn')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine; Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a legion
Meaning: a legion
Strong's Concordance
legion. Of Latin origin; a "legion", i.e. Roman regiment (figuratively) -- legion.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3003: λεγεώνλεγεών and (so T, Tr (but not in Matthew 26:53), WH (see at the end), also Lachmann in Mark 5:9, 15) λεγιών (cf. Tdf. edition 7 Proleg., p. 1.; (especially edition 8, p. 83; Buttmann, 16 (15)); so, too, in inscriptions in Boeckh; (Diodorus, Plutarch, others)), λεγεωνος, ἡ (a Latin word), a legion (a body of soldiers whose number differed at different times, and in the time of Augustus seems to have consisted of 6,826 men (i. e. 6,100 foot soldiers, and 726 horsemen)): Matthew 26:53; Mark 5:9, 15; Luke 8:30 (here WH (ex errore?) λεγιών (cf. Chandler § 593)).