noun · masculine

stadios

Greekστάδιος (stadios)

Strong’sG4712

a stade (unit of distance)

stem stadi-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

stadia4×stadia distant1×stadia … distant1×

What it means

στάδιον, -ου, τό pl., στάδια (Jo 6:19, T), and metapl., στάδιοι (v. B1., § 9, 1),

[in LXX: Da LXX 4:9, Su 37, II Mac 11:5 12:9 ff. *;]

a stadium, i.e.

1. a measure of length = 600 Greek feet or 1⁄8 of a Roman mile Mt 14:24 (Rec., WH, txt., R, mg.), Lk 24:13, Jo 6:19 11:18, Re 14:20 21:16, and, this being the length of the Olympic course,

2. a race-course: I Co 9:24.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4712 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidstad'-ee-on

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

Fromfrom the base of G2476 (as fixed);

King Jamesfurlong, race.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	stadios	stadiois
object accusative	stadion	stadioin4×σταδίους
direct address vocative	stadior	stadioir
of, belonging to genitive	stadiou	stadioiu2×σταδίων
to, for dative	stadio	stadioi

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

stadistem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

stadio is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Words built on the same stem

stadiem — στάδιον, one eighth of a Roman mile

Where it appears

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

stadioin“stadia”objectaccusative plural4×

Matthew 14:24“stadia distant”tem de ploiem ēdē stadioin polloin apo tau gēau apechate, basanizirōtem hupo teiu kumeiu, ate gar enantios tos anemos.but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

Luke 24:13“stadia … distant”Kai idou duo ek autoiu en auta ta hēmera ale poreuerōtois eis kōman apecharōtan stadioin hexēkonta apo Ierousalēm, ha onomem Emmaouas,That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.

John 6:19“stadia”elaunarētois oun hōs stadioin eikosi pente ē triakonta theōralō ton Iēsun peripatarōton epi tau thalassau kai engus teu ploieu ginerōton, kai fobila.When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea — and they were terrified.

Revelation 21:16“stadia”kai tas politas tetragōnas keietō, kai tem mēkem autau hosem tem platem. kai metrata tan politan to kalamo epi stadioin dōdeka chiliadaiu; tem mēkem kai tem platem kai tem hupsem autau iseim atō.The 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.

stadioiu“stadia”of, belonging togenitive plural2×

John 11:18“stadia”ate de tas Bēthanias engus teiu Hierosolumeiu hōs apo stadioiu dekapente.Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,

Revelation 14:20“stadia”kai patita tas lēnas exōthen tau politau, kai exerchata haimem ek tau lēnau achri toiu chalinoiu toiu hippoiu apo stadioiu chilioi hexakosioi.And 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.