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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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λεγιών

Strong’s: G3003

Associated OET lemmas: λεγεών · λεγιών

Other spellings: Λεγιών

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: λεγιών; -ῶνος

Sense 1: legion, army

Semantic entry: 55.8

Semantic domains: Military Activities

Subdomains: Army

Definition: a Roman army unit of about six thousand soldiers

Notes: The expression ‘twelve legions of angels’ indicates a very large group of angels; accordingly, the meaning may be rendered as ‘many, many angels’ or ‘thousands of angels.’

Show passage in OET: MAT 26:53

OET-RV MAT 26:53

53 Don’t you realise that I could just ask my father and he would place over a dozen divisions of heavenly soldiers here in front of me,

OET-LV MAT 26:53

53 Or are_you_supposing that I_am_ not _being_able now to_appeal the father of_me, and he_will_be_standing_ more twelve of_legions of_messengers _before before_me?

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Sense 2: Legion

Semantic entry: 93.229

Semantic domains: Names of Persons and Places

Subdomains: Persons

Definition: the name of a host of demons

Forms: Λεγιών

Show passage in OET: MRK 5:9

OET-RV MRK 5:9

9 Yeshua asked, “What’s your name?”
 ¶ The man answered, “My name is ‘Thousands’ because there’s many of us,”

OET-LV MRK 5:9

9 And he_was_asking him:
What is the_name of_you?
And he_is_saying to_him:
Many_thousands is the_name to_me, because we_are many.
Show passage in OET: MRK 5:15

OET-RV MRK 5:15

15 When they arrived where Yeshua was, they saw the man who had been demon-possessed, fully-clothed and sitting there in full control of his senses. They knew it was the man called ‘Thousands’ and they became frightened.

OET-LV MRK 5:15

15 And they_are_coming to the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), and they_are_observing the man being_demon_possessed sitting, having_been_clothed and being_sensible, the one having_had the Many_thousands, and they_were_afraid.

Jump to OET MRK 5:9 section.

Jump to OET MRK 5:15 section.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

MRK: OET MRK 5:9 · OET MRK 5:15

LUK: OET LUK 8:30