McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Furlong

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Furlong


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( óôÜäéïò or óôÜäéïí , a stadiun), a Greek measure of distance, equal to 606 feet 9 inches (Luk_24:13; Joh_6:19; Joh_11:18; [1Co_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.