Lexicon
στάδιος
stadios
G4712
G:N-M/N Greek

stadium

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stadios is a unit used to express measured distance, including travel, separation, and a city’s dimensions.

The attested use is a measure for stating distances and dimensions: it marks Bethany’s and Emmaus’s distance from Jerusalem, the boat’s distance from land, the extent of blood from the winepress, and the measured size of the city.

Senses in use

  1. A stated measure of distance or dimension · dominant

    The plural noun occurs with numerical measurements in each instance. In John 11:18 the APB renders Bethany as “about fifteen stadia away,” while John 6:19, Luke 24:13, and Matthew 14:24 use the measure for travel or separation from land. Revelation 14:20 gives the extent from the winepress, and Revelation 21:16 uses it in measuring the city’s length, width, and height.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “stadia” throughout the supplied verses, attaching numerical quantities to distances, an extent from the winepress, and the city’s measurement. These renderings confirm the clauses’ measurement context rather than independently defining the term.

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Across Scripture