noun

legiōnos

Greekλεγιών (legiōn)

Strong’sG3003

a legion, very large number

stem legiōn-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 20 forms occur

Translated as

legion3×legions1×

What it means

*† λεγιών (Rec. -εών), -ῶνος, ἡ, (Lat. legio),

a legion: Mt 26:53, Mk 5:9, 15, Lk 8:30.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3003 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidleg-eh-ohn'

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

Fromof Latin origin;

King Jameslegion.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	feminine singular	masculine singular	feminine plural	masculine plural
subject nominative	legiōnas2×Λεγιὼν	legiōnos	legiōnais	legiōnois
object accusative	legiōnan	legiōnon1×λεγιῶνα	legiōnain1×λεγιῶνας	legiōnoin
direct address vocative	legiōnar	legiōnor	legiōnair	legiōnoir
of, belonging to genitive	legiōnau	legiōnou	legiōnaiu	legiōnoiu
to, for dative	legiōna	legiōno	legiōnai	legiōnoi

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

legiōnstem+aogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

legiōn is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

legiōnas“legion”subjectnominative singular2×

Mark 5:9“legion”kai eperōtate auton; Tinem onomem si? kai legatō auto; Legiōnas onomem mi, hoti pollois anō;“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”

Luke 8:30“legion”eperōtata de auton tos Iēsus; Tinem si onomem atō? tos de legata; Legiōnas, hoti eiserchata daimoneim polleim eis auton.“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

legiōnon“legion”objectaccusative singular1×

Mark 5:15“legion”kai erchelō pros ton Iēsun, kai theōralō ton daimonizerōton katherōton himatizirēton kai sōfronarōton, ton echarēton ton legiōnon, kai fobila.When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

legiōnain“legions”objectaccusative plural1×

Matthew 26:53“legions”ē dokasō hoti ouk dunemō parakalara ton patēron mu, kai paristanati mi arti pollotereim dōdeka legiōnain angeloiu?Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?