Word study · Greek
legiōn
legion
Say it: leg-ee-OWN (approximate)
λεγιών
What it means
A Latin loan word for a unit of several thousand Roman soldiers. The spirits give it as their name (8:30), since they are many.
Range of meaning
- Military unitA Roman legion.
- A great numberUsed loosely for "a vast host."
In Luke
- Chapter 8
"Legion" (8:30).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3003 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources