The New testament was written in Greek, not in Hebrew, so the question would probably be better posed in a Greek community. (Actually, it would still better be posed in a Latin community. More on that in a bit.)
But I'll tell you what I know.
The word legion is not a translation at all. It is a transliteration. (For example, if I am an English speaker and I write that someone is having a fiesta I am not translating the word "fiesta" into its meaning; I am rather just leaving it as it is as a foreign word, assuming that my readers will know what this "fiesta" from another culture is.)
The Greek word (λεγεων, legeon) is itself a transliteration of the Latin word (legion). A legion was a Roman military organizational group. (The Latin word was derived from "to choose", meaning originally that these men in this group were chosen.) Roman legions usuall contained 3000 to 6000 troops, often with cavalry
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But I'll tell you what I know.
The word legion is not a translation at all. It is a transliteration. (For example, if I am an English speaker and I write that someone is having a fiesta I am not translating the word "fiesta" into its meaning; I am rather just leaving it as it is as a foreign word, assuming that my readers will know what this "fiesta" from another culture is.)
The Greek word (λεγεων, legeon) is itself a transliteration of the Latin word (legion). A legion was a Roman military organizational group. (The Latin word was derived from "to choose", meaning originally that these men in this group were chosen.) Roman legions usuall contained 3000 to 6000 troops, often with cavalry ( ... )
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