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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78370" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78370" /> == | ||
<div> 1: Μίλιον (Strong'S #3400 Noun Neuter milion mil'-ee-on ) </div> <p> "a [[Roman]] mile," a word of Latin origin (1680 yards), is used in Matthew 5:41 . </p> | <div> 1: Μίλιον (Strong'S #3400 Noun Neuter milion mil'-ee-on ) </div> <p> "a [[Roman]] mile," a word of Latin origin (1680 yards), is used in Matthew 5:41 . </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73815" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73815" /> == | ||
<p> Mile. A Roman measure of length, equal to 1618 English yards - 4854 feet, or about nine-tenths of an English mile. It is only once noticed in the Bible, Matthew 5:41, the usual method of reckoning, both in the New Testament, and in [[Josephus]] being by the stadium. The mile of the [[Jews]] is said to have been of two kinds, long or short, dependent on the length of the pace, which varied in different parts, the long pace being double the length of the short one. </p> | <p> Mile. A Roman measure of length, equal to 1618 English yards - 4854 feet, or about nine-tenths of an English mile. It is only once noticed in the Bible, Matthew 5:41, the usual method of reckoning, both in the New Testament, and in [[Josephus]] being by the stadium. The mile of the [[Jews]] is said to have been of two kinds, long or short, dependent on the length of the pace, which varied in different parts, the long pace being double the length of the short one. </p> | ||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_81135" /> == | == Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_81135" /> == | ||
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== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_198064" /> == | == Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_198064" /> == | ||
<p> Matthew 5:41 (a) The term is used to describe those actions wherein we do more than is expected of us. We give more than is requested of us. We show an interest beyond that which is required. </p> | <p> Matthew 5:41 (a) The term is used to describe those actions wherein we do more than is expected of us. We give more than is requested of us. We show an interest beyond that which is required. </p> | ||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16640" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16640" /> == | ||
<p> The word mile, in Matthew 5:41 , is spoken of the Roman milliare, or mile, which contained eight stadia, 1,000 paces, that is, about 1,614 yards, while the English mile contains 1,760 yards. </p> | <p> The word mile, in Matthew 5:41 , is spoken of the Roman milliare, or mile, which contained eight stadia, 1,000 paces, that is, about 1,614 yards, while the English mile contains 1,760 yards. </p> | ||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70522" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70522" /> == | ||
<p> Mile, the Roman, equal to 1618 English yards—4854 feet, or about nine-tenths of an English mile. It is only once noticed in the Bible. Matthew 5:41. </p> | <p> Mile, the Roman, equal to 1618 English yards—4854 feet, or about nine-tenths of an English mile. It is only once noticed in the Bible. Matthew 5:41. </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36738" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36738" /> == | ||
<p> A Roman measure, 1,618 yards, only in Matthew 5:41. Roman milestones are still seen here and there in Palestine. Our mile is 1,760 yards. </p> | <p> A Roman measure, 1,618 yards, only in Matthew 5:41. Roman milestones are still seen here and there in Palestine. Our mile is 1,760 yards. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_143921" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_143921" /> == | ||
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== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42354" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42354" /> == | ||
Matthew 5:41 | Matthew 5:41 | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32716" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32716" /> == | ||
Matthew 5:41 | Matthew 5:41 | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52550" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52550" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_50988" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_50988" /> == | ||
<p> (μίλιον , the Greek form of the Latin milliarium, from mille, a thousand, Matthew 5:41), a Roman measure of 1000 geometrical paces (passus) of five feet each, and therefore equal to 5000 Roman feet (see Smith's Dict. of Greek and Roman Antiq. s.v. Milliare). Taking the Roman foot at 11.6496 English inches, the Roman mile would be 1618 English yards, or 142 yards less than the English statute mile (see [[Penny]] Cyclopaedia, s.v.). By another calculation, in which the foot is taken at 11.62 inches, the mile would be little more than 1614 yards. The number of Roman miles in a degree of a large circle of the earth is little more than 75 (see Ukert, Geogr. d. Griech. I, 2:75). The most common Latin term for the mile is mille passuum, or only the initials M.P.; sometimes the word passuum is omitted. The Roman mile contained eight Greek stadia (Pliny, 2:21). Hence it is usual with the earlier writers on Biblical geography to translate the Greek "stade" into the English "furlong" in stating the measurements of [[Eusebius]] and Jerome, who, like the early itineraries, always reckon by Roman miles. (See [[Furlong]]). </p> <p> The [[Talmudists]] also employed this measure (which they call מַיל, Otho, Lex. Rabb. page 421), but estimate it at | <p> ( μίλιον , the Greek form of the Latin milliarium, from mille, a thousand, Matthew 5:41), a Roman measure of 1000 geometrical paces (passus) of five feet each, and therefore equal to 5000 Roman feet (see Smith's Dict. of Greek and Roman Antiq. s.v. Milliare). Taking the Roman foot at 11.6496 English inches, the Roman mile would be 1618 English yards, or 142 yards less than the English statute mile (see [[Penny]] Cyclopaedia, s.v.). By another calculation, in which the foot is taken at 11.62 inches, the mile would be little more than 1614 yards. The number of Roman miles in a degree of a large circle of the earth is little more than 75 (see Ukert, Geogr. d. Griech. I, 2:75). The most common Latin term for the mile is mille passuum, or only the initials M.P.; sometimes the word passuum is omitted. The Roman mile contained eight Greek stadia (Pliny, 2:21). Hence it is usual with the earlier writers on Biblical geography to translate the Greek "stade" into the English "furlong" in stating the measurements of [[Eusebius]] and Jerome, who, like the early itineraries, always reckon by Roman miles. (See [[Furlong]]). </p> <p> The [[Talmudists]] also employed this measure (which they call מַיל, Otho, Lex. Rabb. page 421), but estimate it at 7 ½ stadia (Baba Mezia, 33:1), as also the Roman historians frequently reckon it, without geographical or mathematical accuracy (Forbiger, Handbuch d. alt. Geogr. 1:555). Mile-stones were set up along the roads constructed by the Romans in [[Palestine]] (Reland, Pulaest. page 401 sq.), and to this day they may be seen, here and there, in that country (Robinson, Bib. Res. 2:161, note; 2:306). The mile of the Jews is said to have been of two kinds, long or short, dependent on the length of the pace, which varied in different parts, the long pace being double the length of the short one (Carpzov, Apparat. page 679). (See [[Metrology]]). </p> | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_16136" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_16136" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6419" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6419" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' mı̄l ''''' ( μίλιον , <i> ''''' mı́lion ''''' </i> , Latin <i> mille </i> <i> passus </i> , <i> milia </i> <i> passuum </i> ): A thousand paces, equal to 1,618 English yards. ( Matthew 5:41 ). See [[Weights And Measures]] . </p> | <p> ''''' mı̄l ''''' ( μίλιον , <i> ''''' mı́lion ''''' </i> , Latin <i> mille </i> <i> passus </i> , <i> milia </i> <i> passuum </i> ): A thousand paces, equal to 1,618 English yards. ( Matthew 5:41 ). See [[Weights And Measures]] . </p> | ||
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