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Furlong
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
denotes (a) "a stadium," i.e., a measure of length, 600 Greek feet, or one-eighth of a Roman mile, Matthew 14:24 (in the best mss.); Luke 24:13; John 6:19; 11:18; Revelation 14:20; 21:16; (b) "a race course," the length of the Olympic course, 1 Corinthians 9:24 .
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Furlong'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/f/furlong.html. 1940.