Legion
λεγεώνStrong’s G3003legeōn
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Legeōn is the Greek word usually translated “legion” and “legions”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?”
Meaning
Usually translated “legion” and “legions”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- legion 3
- legions 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 5:9And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
- Mark 5:15And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
- Luke 8:30And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
Greek dictionary
λεγεών legeōn · Legion
λεγιών (Rec. -εών), -ῶνος, ἡ, (Lat. legio), a legion: Mat.26:53, Mrk.5:9, 15, Luk.8:30.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “legion” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LE'GION, noun
[Latin legio, from lego, to collect.]
- In Roman antiquity, a body of infantry consisting of different numbers of men at different periods, from three to five thousand.
- A military force; military bands.
- A great number.“My name is legion for we are many” Mark 5:9
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.