Strong's Number G4712

στάδιον

stadion · stad'-ee-on

Transliteration:

stadion{stad'-ee-on}or masculine (in plural) stadios{stad'-ee-os}

Word Origin:

, from the base of 2476 (as fixed)

Part of Speech:

noun neuter

Strong's Definition:

a stade or certain measure of distance; by implication, a stadium or race-course

Usage in the KJV:

furlong 5, race 1

Total: 6
Occurs 7 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

a space or distance of about 600 feet (185 m)
a race course
1. place in which contests in running were held, the one who outstripped the rest and reached the goal first, receiving the prize. Courses of this description were found in most of the larger Greek cities, and were like that at Olympia, 600 Greek feet in length