Stadion

stad'-ee-on
Parts of Speech Noun Neuter

Stadion Definition

  1. a space or distance of about 600 feet (185 m)
  2. a race course
    1. 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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
stavdion
Origin
or masculine (in plural) stadios {stad'-ee-os}, from the base of (2476) (as fixed)
Strong's Number
4712
TDNT Entry
None

KJV Word Usage

furlong
5
race
1
Total
6

KJV Verse Count

1
2
1
2
Total
6
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Stadion". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .