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λεγιών

MainId: 003021000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: λ

StrongCodes: G3003

AlternateLemmas: Λεγιών

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003021001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: λεγιών

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ῶνος

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003021001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 55.8

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Military Activities

      LEXSubDomains: Army

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-11-04 10:42:02

         DefinitionShort: a Roman army unit of about six thousand soldiers

         Glosses: ['legion', 'army']

         Comments: 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.’

      LEXReferences: MAT 26:53

   2. LEXID: 003021001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 93.229

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Names of Persons and Places

      LEXSubDomains: Persons

      LEXForms: Λεγιών

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-11-04 10:42:02

         DefinitionShort: the name of a host of demons

         Glosses: Legion

      LEXReferences: MARK 5:9, MARK 5:15, LUKE 8:30