Orig: of Latin origin; a "legion", i.e. Roman regiment (figuratively):--legion.
Use: TDNT-4:68,505 Noun Feminine
Heb Strong:
1) a legion, a body of soldiers whose number differed at different times, and in the time of Augustus seems to have consisted of 6826 men (i.e. 6100 foot soldiers, and 726 horsemen)