Legeōn λεγεών

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Legeōn
λεγεών
Transliterationlegeōn
Strong's numberG3003
LanguageGreek
Part of speechmasculine noun
GlossLegion
Occurrences4 in 4 verses
Most frequent inMark (2)

Legeōn (Greek λεγεών, Strong's G3003) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “Legion”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

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

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVlegion (3), legions (1)
BSBlegion (3), legions (1)

Verses

Every verse with Legeōn, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

Luke

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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