Furlong
FURLONG
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, Luk 24:13 .
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Furlong
( or , 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.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Furlong
a stadium, a Greek measure of distance equal to 606 feet and 9 inches (Luke 24:13; John 6:19; 11:18; Rev. 14:20; 21:16).
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Furlong
FURLONG.See Weights and Measures.
Fuente: A Dictionary Of Christ And The Gospels
Furlong
FURLONG.See Weights and Measures.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Furlong
See Mile
Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures
Furlong
furlong (, stadion, stadium; Luk 24:13; Joh 6:19; Joh 11:18; Rev 14:20; Rev 21:16): A Greek measure of length, being 600 Greek ft., or 100 orguia equal to 606 3/4 English ft., and thus somewhat less than a furlong, which is 660 ft. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Furlong
See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Furlong
One eighth of a mile.
Luk 24:13; Joh 11:18; Rev 21:16
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Furlong
Furlong. See Weights and Measures.
Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Furlong
denotes (a) “a stadium,” i.e., a measure of length, 600 Greek feet, or one-eighth of a Roman mile, Mat 14:24 (in the best mss.); Luk 24:13; Joh 6:19; Joh 11:18; Rev 14:20; Rev 21:16; (b) “a race course,” the length of the Olympic course, 1Co 9:24.