furlong, race

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(furrow long). In N. T. for Greek stadium, 600 feet long (Luke 24:13).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

4712 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

στάδιον

Transliteration:

stadion

Phonic:

stad’-ee-on

Meaning:

στάδιος (stad'-ee-os) from the base of 2476 (as fixed); a stade or certain measure of distance; by implication, a stadium or race-course

KJV Usage:

furlong, race

From Manners and Customs of the Bible:

John 11:18. Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.

The stadium, or “furlong,” mentioned here and in Luke 24:13; John 6:19; Revelation 14:20; 21:16, was not so long as our English furlong, being six hundred and six feet and nine inches in length.