Strong's Number G3003

λεγεών

legeon · leg-eh-ohn'

Transliteration:

legeon{leg-eh-ohn'}

Word Origin:

of Latin origin

TDNT:

4:68,505

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

a "legion", i.e. Roman regiment (figuratively)

Usage in the KJV:

legion 4

Total: 4
Occurs 4 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

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)