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Lexicon :: Strong's G3003 - legiōn

Aa
λεγιών
Transliteration
legiōn (Key)
Pronunciation
leg-eh-ohn'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Latin origin
mGNT
4x in 4 unique form(s) TR
4x in 4 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:68,505

Strong’s Definitions

†λεγεών legeṓn, leg-eh-ohn'; of Latin origin; a "legion", i.e. Roman regiment (figuratively):—legion.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G3003 in the following manner: legion (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G3003 in the following manner: legion (4x).

  1. a legion, a body of soldiers whose number differed at different times, and in the time of Augustus seems to have consisted of 6826 men (i.e. 6100 foot soldiers, and 726 horsemen)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†λεγεών legeṓn, leg-eh-ohn'; of Latin origin; a "legion", i.e. Roman regiment (figuratively):—legion.
STRONGS G3003:
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)).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
26:53; 26:53
Mark
5:9; 5:9; 5:15; 5:15
Luke
8:30

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3003 matches the Greek λεγιών (legiōn),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:53

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:53 - “Or G2228 do you think G1380 that I cannot G1410 G3756 appeal G3870 to My Father, G3962 and He will at once G737 put G3936 at My disposal G3936 more G4183 than twelve G1427 [fn]legions G3003 of angels? G32

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:9 - And He was asking G1905 him, “What G5101 is your name?” G3686 And he *said G3004 to Him, “My name G3686 is Legion; G3003 for we are many.” G4183

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:15 - They *came G2064 to Jesus G2424 and *observed G2334 the man who had been demon-possessed G1139 sitting G2521 down, G2521 clothed G2439 and in his right G4993 mind, G4993 the very man who had had G2192 the “legion”; G3003 and they became frightened. G5399

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:30 - And Jesus G2424 asked G1905 him, “What G5101 is your name?” G3686 And he said, G3004 “Legion”; G3003 for many G4183 demons G1140 had entered G1525 him.
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