Λεγεών
legion
Translated by David Whitehead11 Jul 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Amongst [the] Romans [this means] six thousand soldiers.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λεγεών· παρὰ Ῥωμαίοις ἑξακισχίλιοι στρατιῶται.
Betacode
*legew/n: para\ *(rwmai/ois e(cakisxi/lioi stratiw=tai.
Notes
- The headword is simply the Latin word legio transliterated into Greek (LSJ entry at web address 1).
On the Roman legion(s) see generally OCD(4) 816-19.