στάδιον

Strong's Definition

(as fixed) a stade or certain measure ofdistance by implication, a stadium or race-course &#8212 furlong, race.

Detailed Meaning

a space or distance of about 600 feet (185 m), a race course, place in which contests in running were held, the one who outstripped the rest and reached the goal first, receiving the prize. Courses of this description were found in most of the larger Greek cities, and were like that at Olympia, 600 Greek feet in length

Part of Speech

neuter noun

KJV Translation Counts

furlong(5x) race(1x)

Related Words

G2476 | ἵστημι | stand, set, establish, stand still, stand by, misc