Furlong
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [1]
Put, in the New Testament, for the Greek, or rather, Roman stadium, which contained about 201 45-100 yards. The English furlong, one- eighth of a mile, contains 220 yards; and is thus one-twelfth longer than the Roman stadium, Luke 24:13 .
Easton's Bible Dictionary [2]
Luke 24:13John 6:1911:18Revelation 14:2021:16
Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary [3]
See Mile
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [4]
FURLONG . See Weights and Measures.
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament [5]
FURLONG. —See Weights and Measures.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [6]
See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [7]
Furlong. See Weights And Measures.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [8]
denotes (a) "a stadium," i.e., a measure of length, 600 Greek feet, or one-eighth of a Roman mile, Matthew 14:24 (in the best mss.); Luke 24:13; John 6:19; 11:18; Revelation 14:20; 21:16; (b) "a race course," the length of the Olympic course, 1 Corinthians 9:24 .
Webster's Dictionary [9]
(a.) A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [10]
fûr´long ( στάδιον , stádion , "stadium"; Luke 24:13; John 6:19; John 11:18; Revelation 14:20; Revelation 21:16 ): A G reek measure of length, being 600 Greek ft., or 100 orguiaı́ equal to 606 3/4 English ft., and thus somewhat less than a furlong, which is 660 ft. See Weights And Measures .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [11]
(στάδιος or στάδιον , a stadiun), a Greek measure of distance, equal to 606 feet 9 inches (Luke 24:13; John 6:19; John 11:18; [1 Corinthians 9:24, "race," i.e., a course or lists for running]; Revelation 14:20; 20:16). See Smith's Dict. of Class. Antiq. s.v. Stadium. (See Measure); (See Stade).
References
- ↑ Furlong from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Furlong from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Furlong from Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary
- ↑ Furlong from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Furlong from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament
- ↑ Furlong from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Furlong from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Furlong from Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
- ↑ Furlong from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Furlong from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Furlong from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature