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Luke 8:30

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, *Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

NKJV: Jesus asked him, saying, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered him.

ESV: Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” for many demons had entered him.

ἐπηρώτησε δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, λέγων, Τί σοι ἐστὶν ὄνομα; ὁ δὲ εἶπε, Λεγεών· ὅτι δαιμόνια πολλὰ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς αὐτόν.

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Legion-Roman legion = 3000-6000 soldiers.