λεγεώνlegeṓn
a "legion", i.e. Roman regiment (figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G3003
Meanings
a legion: Matthew 26:53, Mark 5:9, Mark 5:15, Luke 8:30.
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 26:53 Don’t you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly?
- Mark 5:9 Then Jesus demanded, “What is your name?” And he replied, “My name is Legion, because there are many of us inside this man.”
- Mark 5:15 A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid.
- Luke 8:30 Jesus demanded, “What is your name?” “Legion,” he replied, for he was filled with many demons.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.