στάδιον stádion
Meaning
a stade or certain measure of distance; by implication, a stadium or race-course
In the King James Version: furlong, race
Derivation: from the base of G2476 (ἵστημι) (as fixed);
Where it is used
- Matthew 14:24 but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
- Luke 24:13 That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
- John 6:19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.
- John 11:18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,
- 1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.
- Revelation 14:20 And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
- Revelation 21:16 The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.