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Definition: Legion |
LegionNoun1. Archaic terms for army. 2. Association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion". 3. A large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion". 4. A vast multitude. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "legion" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Bible | 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. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Literature | Legion "My name is Legion: for we are many" (St. Mark v. 9). A proverbial expression somewhat similar to hydraheaded. Thus, speaking of the houseless poor we should say, "Their name is Legion;" so also we should say of the diseases arising from want of cleanliness, the evils of ignorance, and so on. The Thundering Legion. The Roman legion that discomfited the Marcomanni in 179 is so called, because (as the legend informs us) a thunderstorm was sent in answer to the prayers of certain Christians; this storm relieved the thirst of the legion. In like manner a hail-storm was sent to the aid of Joshua, at the time when he commanded the sun to stay its course, and assisted the Israelites to their victory. (Dion Cassius, lxxi. 8. (See Joshua x. 10-12.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Legion is a computer software system variously classified as a distributed operating system, a peer-to-peer system, metacomputing software, or middleware. It is an object-based system designed to provide secure, transparent access to large numbers of machines. The project was funded by the National Science Foundation and other funding agencies, and was mostly done at the University of Virginia.Legion is the successor to Hydra, developed to run on the C.mmp hardware system developed at Carnegie-Mellon University in the late 1960s.
One of the slogans of the Legion project is "mechanism, not policy!"
Legion is currently being commercialized by Avaki, Inc. Their website is:
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Legion redirects here. There is also Legion software and Legion forummer. The Roman legion (from the Latin legio, meaning levy) was the basic military unit of ancient Rome. It consisted of about 5,000 to 6,000 infantry soldiers and cavalrymen. Legions were named and numbered; about 50 have been identified, although there were never that many in existence at any one time.
History
Originally, in the time of the kings, the legio was the whole Roman army, comprised of levied citizens. At some point, possibly in the beginning of the Roman Republic, the legio was subdivided into two separate legions, each one ascribed to one of the two consuls. In the first years of the Republic, when the warfare was mostly concentrated in raids, it is uncertain if the full manpower of the legions was summoned at one time. Legions become organized in a more formal way in the 4th century BC, as Roman warfare evolved to more frequent and planned operations, and the consular army was raised to two legions. The military tribunes appeared after 331 BC. The internal organization of the legion become more sophisticated, from the classic phalanx to the manipular system, and allowed important tactical innovations.
In the second century BC, consul Gaius Marius instituted sweeping changes which were essentially complete by 60 CE.
Later in the Roman Empire, the legion was commonly reinforced by allied troops, the allae.
In several occasion of the history of Rome, the legions played an important political role. Their actions could secure the empire for an Imperial hopeful or take it away. An example is the defeat of Vitellius in the Year of the four emperors, decided in the moment that the Danubian legions chose to support Vespasian. For much of Roman history the potential power of the legions was acknowledged in that they were legally excluded from Italy proper, they could not cross the Rubicon.
In the Republic, legions had an ephemeral existence. Except for Legio I to IV, which were the consular army (two per consul), other units were levied and disbanded according to necessity. The need for more permanent legions only came when serious threats to the provinces started to appear (Jugurtha in Numidia or the barbaric invasions of the beginning of the 1st century BC). In The Empire, the legion was a perfectly defined entity, with symbols and an individual history (see List of Roman legions and therein for details), where men were proud to serve. Numerous examples of legionary tombstones were the number and name of the legion he served on appear with the soldier's and family names, attest this.
Organization
The legion was commanded by a legate or legatus. Aged around thirty, he would usually be a senator on a three year appointment. Immediately subordinate to the legate would be six elected military tribunes - five would be staff officers and the remaining one would be a noble heading for the Senate. There would also be a group of officers for the medical staff, the engineers, record-keepers and the praefecti castrorum (commander of the camp) as well as other specialists such as priests and musicians.
In the middle of the Republic, legions were composed of the following units:
Cavalry or equites. Originally was the most prestigious unit, where wealthy young romans started to be noticed before the starting of the political career (cursus honorum). Cavalry equipment was paid by each of the cavalry man and consisted on a round shield, helmet, body armour, sword and one or more javelins. Contrary to what is depicted in numerous historical movies, roman cavalry did not make use of stirrups. The cavalry was outnumbered in the legion. In a total of circa 3000 men, the legion had only around 300 horsemen, divided into 10 units (turmae) of 30 men. The turmae were commanded by decurions. Additional to this heavy cavalry, there would be the light cavalry or velites, levied from poor citizens and wealthy young citizens not old enough to be in the hastati or the equites. The velites did not a precise formal organization or function I battle, being used where there was need for them.
Heavy Infantry. This was the principal unit of the legion. The heavy infantry was composed of citizen legionaries that could afford the equipment composed of bronze helmet, shield, armour (lorica segmentata) and javelin (the pilum). The preferred weapon was the gladius, a short sword. The heavy infantry was subdivided, according to the legionaries experience, into three separate lines:
Each of these three lines was subdivided into maniples, the lowest subunit of the army, each consisting of two centuries commanded by the senior of the two centurions. Centuries were nominally 100 soldiers each (thus the name), but in practice might be as few as 60, specially in the less numerous triarii manipules. Each century had it's standard and was made up of ten units called contubernia. In a contubernium there would be eight soldiers who shared a tent and cooking pot.
- The hastati (sing. hastatus) were the younger ones and formed the front line
- The principes (sing. princeps), men in their late twenties early thirties, composed the second line of the legion
- The triarii (sing. triarius) where the veteran soldiers that occupied the rear; only in extreme situations would they be used in battle.
In battle, the manipules where commonly arranged in a chequered formation called quincunx. Principes manipules would cover the open space left by the hastati, and be covered in return by triarii manipules.
In the late republic, the cohort substitutes the manipule as the basic tactic unit. The cohort is composed of six to eight centuries and is led by a centurion assisted by an optio, a soldier who could read and write. The senior centurion of the legion was called the primus pilus, a career soldier and advisor to the legate.
A legion therefore had around 4,800 men-at-arms as well as a large number of camp followers, servants and slaves. Legions could contain as many as 6,000 fighting men, although at times in Roman history the number was reduced to 1,000 to curb the power of mutinous commanders. Julius Caesar's legions had only around 3,500 men.
References and further reading
See also: Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Punic wars, Phalanx, List of Roman legions
- Roman Warfare, Adrian Goldsworthy
- History of Warfare, John Keegan
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Synonyms: LegionSynonyms: horde (n), host (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Combatant | Army, corps d'armee, host, division, battalia, column, wing, detachment, garrison, flying column, brigade, regiment, corps, battalion, sotnia, squadron, company, platoon, battery, subdivision, section, squad; piquet, picket, guard, rank, file; legion, phalanx, cohort; cloud of skirmishers. |
Multitude | Noun: mul numerous; Adjective: numerosity, numerality; multiplicity; profusion; (plenty); legion, host; great number, large number, round number, enormous number; a quantity, numbers, array, sight, army, sea, galaxy; scores, peck, bushel, shoal, swarm, draught, bevy, cloud, flock, herd, drove, flight, covey, hive, brood, litter, farrow, fry, nest; crowd; (assemblage); lots; all in the world and his wife. |
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Crosswords: Legion |
| English words defined with "legion": Batavian ♦ cohort ♦ legionary, Legioned, legionnaire, Legionnaire's disease. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "legion": Giovanni ♦ Legion of Honour, Legionnaires' Disease ♦ Mentat ♦ regalia ♦ Silken Thread, Standards ♦ V. V. V.. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "legion": Primipilar. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Legion" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (legion), Swedish (legion). |
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Screenplays | And he wanted me to join his legion of the undead (Lilo & Stitch; writing credit: Chris Sanders) It is quite safe from your pitiful little band. An entire legion of my best troops awaits them (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi; writing credit: George Lucas; Lawrence Kasdan) There's a legion just like him in the United States (Day of the Fight; writing credit: Robert Rein) Maybe that's because Tercius knew there was some value to the men thinking he was the meanest, toughest sonofabitch in the whole Roman Legion. (Band of Brothers; writing credit: Stephen Ambrose; Erik Jendresen) | |
Clever | The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction. (references; author: Mark Twain) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Legion of the Doomed (1958) Assignment Foreign Legion (1957) Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (1955) Desert Legion (1953) The First Legion (1951) | |
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 | Legionnaires' disease acquired its name in 1976 when an outbreak of pneumonia occurred among persons attending a convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia. Later, the bacterium causing the illness was named Legionella pneumophila. Credit: CDC. |  | The first discovery of bacteria from the genus Legionella came in 1976 when an outbreak of pneumonia at an American Legion convention led to 29 deaths. The causative agent, known as Legionella pneumophila, was isolated and given its own genus. Credit: CDC. |
 | Ernest Lester Jones Memorial Commemorating his role as Director of C&GS and a founder of the American Legion Plaque presented to C&GS for mounting on bridge of vessel E. LESTER JONES. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Colonel E. Lester Jones and Honorable J. D. Craig On EXPLORER on International Boundary Commission inspection tour Colonel Jones was a founder of the American Legion. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | L. J. Bourdois : Medecin des Enfants de France Chevalier de l'Empire et de la Legion d'Honneur &c / J. Isabey 1811. Mecou Sculp. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Landing craft and barges bring fresh supplies to a Guadalcanal beach, probably in December 1942 or January 1943. The LCP in the center, just beyond the barge full of piled boxes, is from USS American Legion (AP-35). One of the LCVs in the background is from USS Hunter Liggett (AP-27). Credit: NAVY. |
 | LCVP landing craft circle while awaiting landing orders, during the invasion of Cape Torokina, Bougainville, 1 November 1943. Photographed by PFC P. Scheer from a 20mm gun position on board USS American Legion (APA-17). The invasion beaches are in the background, being shelled, and there are planes over the beaches. The smoking volcano in the far center distance is Mount Bagana. Credit: NAVY. |  | Funeral procession of Corneliu Codreanu in Bucharest, Rumania, Dec. 1940--Leading the procession are Prime Minister Antonescu and Legion chief Horea Sima; representing Germany are Baldur von Schirach and Gauleiter Bohle. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | American Legion and French Guard of Honor at grave of Unknown Soldier, Paris, 1927. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Buckboard Charlie reading the American Legion monthly in the living room of his shack near Iron River, Michigan. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Legion of fine arts" by Sherry Yeo Commentary: "You see the shadow of an architecture building reflecting on the pond waters. ." |
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Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The present provision does not, however, affect the right of France to recruit for the Foreign Legion in accordance with French military laws and regulations. (reference) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | (r)Ridet Caesar, Pompeius flebit , said the legionaries of the Fulminatrix Legion. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | They wore trench helmets and some American Legion caps |
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Health | Legionnaires' disease acquired its name in 1976 when an outbreak of pneumonia occurred among persons attending a convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Cameroon | On October 1, the Lottoral Gendarmerie legion commander summoned to Douala, Jean Marc Soboth, editor of La Nouvelle Expression, after he published a story describing security measures taken prior to the October 1 SCNC political rallies. (references) |
Economic History | Comoros | France maintains a small maritime base and a foreign legion contingent on Mayotte. (references) |
Djibouti | There are some 2,600 French troops, which includes a unit of the French Foreign Legion, stationed in Djibouti. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | REGALIA, n. Distinguishing insignia, jewels and costume of such ancient and honorable orders as Knights of Adam; Visionaries of Detectable Bosh; the Ancient Order of Modern Troglodytes; the League of Holy Humbug; the Golden Phalanx of Phalangers; the Genteel Society of Expurgated Hoodlums; the Mystic Alliances of Georgeous Regalians; Knights and Ladies of the Yellow Dog; the Oriental Order of Sons of the West; the Blatherhood of Insufferable Stuff; Warriors of the Long Bow; Guardians of the Great Horn Spoon; the Band of Brutes; the Impenitent Order of Wife-Beaters; the Sublime Legion of Flamboyant Conspicuants; Worshipers at the Electroplated Shrine; Shining Inaccessibles; Fee-Faw-Fummers of the inimitable Grip; Jannissaries of the Broad-Blown Peacock; Plumed Increscencies of the Magic Temple; the Grand Cabal of Able-Bodied Sedentarians; Associated Deities of the Butter Trade; the Garden of Galoots; the Affectionate Fraternity of Men Similarly Warted; the Flashing Astonishers; Ladies of Horror; Cooperative Association for Breaking into the Spotlight; Dukes of Eden; Disciples Militant of the Hidden Faith; Knights-Champions of the Domestic Dog; the Holy Gregarians; the Resolute Optimists; the Ancient Sodality of Inhospitable Hogs; Associated Sovereigns of Mendacity; Dukes-Guardian of the Mystic Cess-Pool; the Society for Prevention of Prevalence; Kings of Drink; Polite Federation of Gents-Consequential; the Mysterious Order of the Undecipherable Scroll; Uniformed Rank of Lousy Cats; Monarchs of Worth and Hunger; Sons of the South Star; Prelates of the Tub-and-Sword. |
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| "Legion" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 88.79% of the time. "Legion" is used about 455 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 88.79% | 404 | 13,896 |
| Noun (proper) | 10.99% | 50 | 48,117 |
| Noun (common) | 0.22% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 455 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "legion": american legion ♦ foreign legion ♦ Legion of honor ♦ legion of honour ♦ the foreign legion ♦ the legion of honor ♦ the legion of honour. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "legion": legion-meets-dessert-storm. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "legion"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | legjion, ushtri (army, host, service), mizëri (multitude, swarm, throng). (various references) | |
Arabic | فيلق (army corps, corps), حشد (assemblage, assemble, boodle, cloud, college, concentrate, concourse, confluence, crew, crowd, gather, gathering, horde, host, huddle, loads of, lots of, mob, mobilize, multitude, oodles, pack, pile up, press, rabble, recall, regiment, throng), جيش (army, fizz, force, recruit), رابطة للمحاربين القداماء. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | голям брой (oodles, scores), множество (host, loads of, many, mass, multiplicity, multitude, plurality, regiment, scores, set, swarm, throng, troop, variety, wilderness), легион. (various references) | |
Chinese | 軍團 (corps), 军队 (Army). (various references) | |
Czech | legie, spousta (crowd, heap, heaps of, host, load, lots, pack, Peck, plenty, spate, stack, volume), hojnost (abundance, affluence, ampleness, exuberance, exuberancy, galore, lashings, opulence, plenitude, plenty, profusion, redundance, redundancy, riches, superfluity). (various references) | |
Dutch | legioen. (various references) | |
Esperanto | legio. (various references) | |
Faeroese | legión. (various references) | |
Farsi | هنگ , لژیون , سپاه رومی . (various references) | |
Finnish | legioona. (various references) | |
French | légion. (various references) | |
German | Legion. (various references) | |
Greek | λεγεώνασ, λεγεώνα, λεγεών. (various references) | |
Hebrew | המון (a great deal, a great many, a world of, crowd, herd, hoi polloi, loads of, many, mass, mob, multitude, oodle, plenty, swarm, throng). (various references) | |
Hungarian | légió, hadtest (army corps, corps). (various references) | |
Indonesian | legiun. (various references) | |
Italian | legione. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 在郷軍人会 (association of veterans, the American Legion), レジオネラ症 (Legion d'honneur, Legionaire's disease, leisure, leisure land, leisure market, leisure wear, recreational area, register, register mark, residence, resistance, resistor, resume), 外人部隊 (Foreign Legion). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | がいじんぶたい (Foreign Legion), レジオンドヌール (Legion d'honneur), ざいごうぐんじんかい (association of veterans, the American Legion). (various references) | |
Korean | 운단. (various references) | |
Manx | leejoon. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | egionlay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | legião. (various references) | |
Romanian | legiune, mulţumire mare, mulţumire (content, contentedness, contentment, easiness, gratification, gratitude, recompense, relish, reward, satisfaction, thank, thanks), droaie (crowd), armatã (army, force, host, rank, the military). (various references) | |
Russian | легион. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | legija, mnoštvo (array, crop, grist, heap, lashings, lot, lot: the lot, lots of, mass, million: the million, multiplicity, multitude, myriad, oodles, pack, plenty, raft, scads, shoal, slew). (various references) | |
Spanish | legión. (various references) | |
Swedish | legion. (various references) | |
Thai | เป็นจำนวนมาก, กองทหารของโรมัน, กองทหาร (force). (various references) | |
Turkish | lejyon, kalabalık (army, assemblage, cohort, concourse, congested, congestion, cram, crop, crowd, crowded, crush, drove, flock, gaggle, gathering, hive, horde, host, huddle, mob, multitude, multitudinous, populous, press, regiment, rush hour, shoal, spate, squash, throng, thronged, wilderness), birlik (alliance, body, brotherhood, coalescence, collaboration, combination, combine, communion, company, confederacy, confederation, conference, contingent, corps, ensemble, establishment, fellowship, force, fraternity, gild, guild, league, oneness, outfit, pool, posse, solidarity, troop, unanimity, union, unit, unity). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | легіон, безліч (a lot of, abundance, army, array, bag, bagful, barrel, bushel, cumulus, dozens, host, infinite, lashings, lots of, multitude, number, numbers, ocean, oodles, orb, orgy, pack, plenty, reams, rout, ruck, scores, shoal, shower, ton, variety, vast, wealth, wilderness, world). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | vô số (countless, fifty, innumerable, innumerous, lot, multiplicity, multitudinous, quantity, uncountable), đoàn (band, bevy, body, cloud, gang, set, troop). (various references) | |
Welsh | lleng. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | aquila, aquilae, aquilam, aquilarum, aquilis, legio, legiones, legionibus, legionis, seceleg. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | legion. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 8, Verse 30 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ephrwthsen de auton o ihsouV legwn ti soi estin onoma o de eipen legewn oti daimonia polla eishlqen eiV auton |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Interrogavit autem illum Iesus dicens quod tibi nomen est at ille dixit Legio quia intraverunt daemonia multa in eum |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | þa ahsode se hælend hine: hwæt is þin nama; þa cwæð he legio: þæt is on ure geþeode eored: forþam þe manega deoflu on hine eodun; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Jhesus axide hym, and seide, What name is to thee? And he seide, A legioun; for many deuelis weren entrid in to hym. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And Iesus axed him sayinge: what is thy name? And he sayde: Legion because many devyls were entred into him. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many demons had entered into him. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Jesus said to him, What is your name? And he said, Legion; for a number of spirits had gone into him. |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 8, Verse 30 |
| Cebuano | Unya si Jesus nangutana kaniya, "Kinsa may imong ngalan?" Ug siya mitubag, "Legion"; kay daghan man ugod ang mga yawa nga nahisulod kaniya. |
| Chinese | 那 穌 問 他 說 、 你 名 叫 甚 麼 ． 他 說 、 我 名 叫 群 ． 這 是 因 為 附 著 他 的 鬼 多 。 |
| Croatian | Isus ga nato upita: "Kako ti je ime?" On reèe: "Legija", jer u nj uðoše mnogi zlodusi. |
| Danish | Men Jesus spurgte ham og sagde: "Hvad er dit Navn?" Men han sagde: "Leion"; thi mange onde Ånder vare farne i ham. |
| Dutch | En Jezus vraagde hem, zeggende: Welke is uw naam? En hij zeide: Legio. Want vele duivelen waren in hem gevaren. |
| Finnish | Niin Jeesus kysyi siltä sanoen: "Mikä on nimesi?" Hän vastasi: "Legio"; sillä monta riivaajaa oli mennyt häneen. |
| French | Jésus lui demanda: Quel est ton nom? Légion, répondit-il. Car plusieurs démons étaient entrés en lui. |
| German | Und Jesus fragte ihn und sprach: Wie heißest du? Er sprach: Legion; denn es waren viel Teufel in ihn gefahren. |
| Haitian Creole | Jezi mande li: Ki jan ou rele? Li reponn: Yo rele m' Rejiman. Li di sa paske se anpil move lespri ki te sou nonm lan. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Yesus bertanya kepada orang itu, "Siapa namamu?" "Nama saya 'Legiun'," jawab orang itu--sebab ada banyak roh jahat yang sudah masuk ke dalam dirinya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka bertanyalah Yesus kepadanya, "Siapakah namamu?" Maka katanya, "Legion," karena banyaklah setan yang masuk ke dalamnya. |
| Korean | 예 수 께 서 ` 네 이 름 이 무 엇 이 냐 ?' 물 으 신 즉 가 로 되 ` 군 대 라' 하 니 이 는 많 은 귀 신 이 들 렸 음 이 라 |
| Manx Gaelic | As dênee Yeesey jeh, gra, Cre'n ennym t'ort? As dooyrt eh, Legion: er-yn oyr dy row ymmodee drogh-spyrrydyn er n'gholl stiagh ayn. |
| Maori | Na ka ui a Ihu ki a ia, Ko wai tou ingoa? Ka mea ia, Ko Rihiona; he tokomaha hoki nga rewera i tomo ki roto ki a ia. |
| Norwegian | Men Jesus spurte ham: Hvad er ditt navn? Han svarte: Legion! For mange onde ånder var faret i ham. |
| Portuguese | Perguntou-lhe Jesus: Qual é o teu nome? Respondeu ele: Legião; porque tinham entrado nele muitos demônios. |
| Rumanian | Isus l -a kntrebat: ,,Cum kyi este numele?`` ,,Legiune,`` a rqspuns el; pentrucq intraserq mulyi draci kn el. |
| Shuar | Jesus nu aishmankan anias "¿Yáitiam?" Tímiayi. Tútai nii chichaak "Wikia Untsuríntjai" Tímiayi. Untsurí íwianch niin pujurma asa nuna Tímiayi. |
| Swahili | Basi, Yesu akamwuliza, "Jina lako nani?" Yeye akajibu, "Jina langu ni `Jeshi"`--kwa sababu pepo wengi walikuwa wamempagaa. |
| Swedish | Jesus frågade honom: "Vad är ditt namn?" Han svarade: "Legion." Ty det var många onda andar som hade farit in i honom. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "legion": legionaries, legionary, legionnaire, legionnaires, legions. (additional references) | |
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"Legion" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Eggison, Eligio, eligon, labion, lagin, Laugeson, legan, legen, leggin, Leggiuno, legian, legio, Legione, legioun, Legon, legson, leguan, Leguia, leipoa, Lelio, Letgen, lexion, Lgiu, ligon, Llangian, loggioni, loggionni, logieon, Luigo. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "legion" (pronounced lē"jun) |
| 5 | l ē" j u n | collegian. |
| 4 | -ē" j u n | region. |
| 3 | -j u n | allergen, antigen, bludgeon, burgeon, carcinogen, contagion, curmudgeon, dudgeon, dungeon, engine, estrogen, glycogen, gudgeon, halogen, hydrogen, imagine, margin, neurosurgeon, nitrogen, origin, oxygen, pathogen, pigeon, plasminogen, religion, smidgen, sturgeon, surgeon, trudgen, virgin. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: eloign. | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-i-l-n-o" | |
-1 letter: eloin, ingle, lingo, longe, olein. | |
-2 letters: enol, gien, glen, gone, leno, lien, line, ling, lino, lion, loge, loin, lone, long, noel, noil, ogle. | |
-3 letters: ego, eng, eon, gel, gen, gie, gin, ion, leg, lei, lie, lin, log, nil, nog, oil, ole, one. | |
-4 letters: el, en, go, in, li, lo, ne, no, oe, on. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-g-i-l-n-o" | |
+1 letter: eloigns, eloping, glenoid, ignoble, legions, lentigo, lingoes, longies. | |
+2 letters: boweling, comingle, doweling, elbowing, eloigned, eloigner, eloining, evolving, florigen, gasoline, gelation, geraniol, gonglike, helloing, hoveling, legation, lifelong, ligneous, ligroine, livelong, loginess, longeing, longline, longtime, longwise, lowering, modeling, neologic, peopling, regional, religion, reoiling, resoling, roweling, sidelong, songlike, toweling, yodeling. | |
+3 letters: allogenic, alongside, analogies, analogize, aureoling, befooling, befouling, beholding, behowling, bellowing, belonging, bowelling, closeting, coleading, collegian, colleting, comingled, comingles, commingle, congenial, corbeling, delousing, deploring, deploying, devolving, dewooling, dowelling, eloigners, eloigning, employing, enclosing, enfolding, englobing, enhaloing, ennobling, enologies, enologist, enrolling, ensouling, entoiling, euglenoid, evildoing, exploding, exploring, extolling, fellowing, florigens, flowering, gasolines, gelations, genocidal, geraniols, girandole, glowering, gnomelike, godliness, gondolier, groveling, hollering, hosteling, houseling, hovelling, ignorable, inglenook, legations, legionary, lessoning, ligroines, loitering, longevity, longitude, longlines, loosening, loppering, loudening, lysogenic, mellowing, modelings, modelling, moldering, molesting, morseling, neologies, neologism, neuroglia, nielloing, obelising, obelizing, overlying, poleaxing, pollening, polygenic, pommeling, reboiling, recoaling, recoiling, reflowing, refolding, regionals, reglowing, religions, reloading, reloaning, relocking, relooking, remolding, repolling, rerolling, resolving, retooling, revolting, revolving, rowelling, shoveling, singleton, sinologue, sloganize, soldering, toileting, towelings, towelling, troweling, ungodlier, volleying, welcoming, yellowing, yodelling. | |
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