How to Pronounce Legion
LEE-juhn
Legion is pronounced LEE-juhn (ˈliːdʒən): two syllables, stress on the first.
What is Legion?
A regiment of the Roman army, the number of men composing which differed at different times. It originally consisted of three thousand men, but in the time of Christ consisted of six thousand, exclusive of horsemen, who were in number a tenth of the foot-men. The word is used (Matt. 26:53; Mark 5:9) to express simply a great multitude.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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