BSBKJVWEBYLTASVBBEWMBT4TDBY|HymnsMusicDonate
Menu
Home › Strong's Concordance › Strong's Greek Dictionary › G3003: λεγεών (legeṓn)

G3003 λεγεών (legeṓn)

Greek
Noun, Feminine and Masculine
‹ G3002 Greek Dictionary G3004 ›

Quick Definition

λεγεών, ῶνος, ἡ n.f. & n.m. a legion, very large number

Biblical Persons & Places

Legion Group of demons
Group of demons; called Legion (λεγεών)

Strong's Definition

a "legion", i.e. Roman regiment (figuratively)

Derivation: of Latin origin;

KJV Usage: legion

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

λεγιών (G3003) — Λεγιών

noun, f. | -ῶνος

55.8 · Military Activities · Army

legion, army a Roman army unit of about six thousand soldiers The expression ‘twelve legions of angels’ indicates a very large group of angels; accordingly, the meaning may be rendered as ‘many, many angels’ or ‘thousands of angels.’

MAT 26:53

93.229 · (Λεγιών) · Names of Persons and Places · Persons

Legion the name of a host of demons

MRK 5:9 · MRK 5:15 · LUK 8:30

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

λεγεών and (so T, Tr (but not in Mat_26:53), WH (see at the end), also Lachmann in Mar_5:9; Mar_5:15) 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)): Mat_26:53; Mar_5:9; Mar_5:15; Luk_8:30 (here WH (ex errore?) λεγιών (cf. Chandler § 593)).

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

λεγιών legiōn 4x

also spelled λεγεών, a Roman legion; in NT used indefinitely for a great number, Mt. 26:53; Mk. 5:9, 15, Lk. 8:30*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

*† λεγιών (Rec. -εών), -ῶνος, ἡ, (Lat. legio), a legion: Mt 26:53, Mk 5:9, 15, Lk 8:30.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

λεγιών. The spelling λεγιών, which is always found in the NT occurrences of this Latin word (Mt 26%, Mk 5915, Lk 839), is supported by numerous exx. in the papyri, e.g. P Lond 256 recto (a)® (A.D. 15) (Ξ-Ξ 11. p. 99) λεγιῶνος δευτέρας κἰκοστῆς (= καὶ εἰκοστῆς), BGU I. 1407 (time of Hadrian) Aeyt@vo(s) [B], 73. 156! (A.D. 201) Διογένης στρατιώτης λεγιῶνος B, P Oxy XIV. τ6665 (iii/A.D.) γεγραφηκὼς περὶ τοῦ petkpod Παυσανίου ὡς εἰς λεγιῶνα στρατευσάμενον, ‘‘having written you about the little Pausanias becoming a soldier ” (Edd.), and BGU III. 8991 (iv/a.D. ἢ) στρατιώτης λεγιόνω[ς] (2. λεγιῶνος) πέμπτης Μακαιδωνικῆς (ἡ. Μακεδονικῆς) : cf. also 20. I. 113} (Α.Ὁ. 143) A]syetl@vos. The spelling λεγεών is also found—BGU IV. 1108? (B.C. 5) NelyeGv[o]s, P Oxy II. 276° (A.D. 77) Aeye@vos δευτέρας, BGU I. εἴ: 13} (4.p, 340) ὑπὸ τοῦ πραιποσίτου τῆς λεγεῶνος τῷ στρατιώτῃ τῆς λεγεῶνος, etc. See further Moulton Gr. ii. p. 76. λέγω 3

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

λεγεών (legeōn) — Legion. λεγεών, ῶνος, ἡ, = Latin legio, [NT+1st c.AD+]:—frequently written λεγιών, [Refs]: —hence λεγιονάριος, ὁ, [Refs]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

λεγιών (Rec. -εών), -ῶνος, ἡ, (Lat. legio), a legion: Mat.26:53, Mrk.5:9, 15, Luk.8:30.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (4)

26:53
5:9 5:15
8:30

Everything we make is available for free because of a generous community of supporters.

Donate