Word Study · Strong's G4712 · Greek
G4712
G4712
“a stade or certain measure of distance”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a stade or certain measure of distance; by implication, a stadium or race-course
Rendered in the KJV as
furlong, race.
- 7occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- σταδίους3
- σταδίων3
- σταδίῳ1
How it is rendered · 2
- stadia6
- a race course1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural3
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-APM · 3
- N-GPM · 3
- N-DSN · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
John carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
John2 occurrences
- John 6:19σταδίουςstadiousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralWhen they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.here: stadia
- John 11:18σταδίωνstadiōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralNow Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,here: stadia
1 Corinthians1 occurrence
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 14:20σταδίωνstadiōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralAnd the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.here: stadia
- Revelation 21:16σταδίωνstadiōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralThe city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.here: stadia