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Lexicon :: Strong's G3003 - legiōn

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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)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:53 - أَمْ تَظُنُّ أَنِّي لَا أَقْدِرُ الآنَ أَنْ أَطْلُبَ إِلَى أَبِي فَيُرْسِلَ لِي أَكْثَرَ مِنِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ جَيْشاً مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ؟

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:9 - وَسَأَلَهُ يَسُوعُ: «مَا اسْمُكَ؟» فَأَجَابَ: «اسْمِي لَجِيُونُ لأَنَّنَا جَيْشٌ كَبِيرٌ!»

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:15 - وَجَاءُوا إِلَى يَسُوعَ، فَرَأَوْا الَّذِي كَانَ مَسْكُوناً بِالشَّيَاطِينِ جَالِساً وَلابِساً وَصَحِيحَ الْعَقْلِ، فَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهِمِ الْخَوْفُ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:30 - فَسَأَلَهُ يَسُوعُ: «مَا اسْمُكَ؟» فَقَالَ: «لَجِيُونُ!» لأَنَّ جَيْشاً كَبِيراً مِنَ الشَّيَاطِينِ كَانُوا قَدْ دَخَلُوا فِيهِ،
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