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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G3003 - Legion

Strong's No.:G3003

Greek:λεγεών

Transliteration:legeōn

Phonetic:leg-eh-ohn'

Word Origin:Of Latin origin

Bible Usage:legion.

Part of Speech:Noun Feminine

Strongs
Definition:

a legion that is Roman regiment (figuratively)


Thayers
Definition:

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)


Bible References:
Legion

Translation
Occurrences:
Legion ( 3 )
legions ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.