The Greek numeral dischilioi means two thousand — used precisely in the Gospels to describe the herd of pigs that rushed into the Sea of Galilee when Jesus cast the demons out of the Gadarene demoniac.
Dischilioi appears in Mark 5:13, where a herd of about two thousand pigs rushes down a steep bank and drowns after Jesus permits the demons to enter them. This specific number marks the totality of the destruction — not a few pigs but an entire herd. The scene is one of dramatic cosmic confrontation: Legion, representing the forces of demonic occupation, is expelled and destroyed, while the formerly tormented man sits clothed and in his right mind. The number underscores the completeness of Christ's victory over evil and the cost at which human freedom from demonic bondage was purchased.