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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_124670" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_124670" /> == | ||
<p> (a.) | <p> (a.) A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_51043" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_51043" /> == | ||
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55912" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55912" /> == | ||
<p> <b> | <p> <b> FURLONG. </b> —See Weights and Measures. </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66114" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66114" /> == | ||
<p> See | <p> See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. </p> | ||
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47772" /> == | == Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47772" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3813" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3813" /> == | ||
<p> '''''fûr´long''''' ( στάδιον , <i> '''''stádion''''' </i> , "stadium"; Luke 24:13; John 6:19; John 11:18; Revelation 14:20; Revelation 21:16 ): | <p> '''''fûr´long''''' ( στάδιον , <i> '''''stádion''''' </i> , "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 <i> '''''orguiaı́''''' </i> equal to 606 3/4 English ft., and thus somewhat less than a furlong, which is 660 ft. See [[Weights And Measures]] . </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_40813" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_40813" /> == | ||
<p> (στάδιος or στάδιον '', | <p> (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]]). </p> | ||
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