Greek · G4712 · unreviewed

στάδιον

A stade or certain measure of distance; by implication, a stadium or race-course

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στάδιον G4712
Pronunciation stádion

What does στάδιον (stádion) mean in the Bible?

στάδιον (stádion) is a Greek word meaning "a stade or certain measure of distance; by implication, a stadium or race-course". στάδιον, -ου, τό pl.

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Meaning

a stade or certain measure of distance; by implication, a stadium or race-course
Extended definition

a stadium, i.e.

1a measure of length = 600 Greek feet or 1⁄8 of a Roman mile Mat.14:24 (Rec., WH, txt., R, mg.), Luk.24:13, Jhn.6:19 11:18, Rev.14:20 21:16, and, this being the length of the Olympic course,
2a race-course: 1Co.9:24.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Dative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 9:24
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