Mile
μίλιονStrong’s G3400milion
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Milion is the Greek word usually translated “mile”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.”
Meaning
Usually translated “mile”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- mile 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
μίλιον milion · mile
a Roman mile, milliarium , = 1000 paces,= 8 stades, = 1680 yards, i. e. 80 yards less than our mile, (Polybius Historicus), etc. (ML)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “mile” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MILE, noun
[Latin mille passus, a thousand paces; passus being dropped in common usage.]
A measure of length or distance, containing eight furlongs, 320 rods, poles or perches, 1760 yards, 5280 feet, or 80 chains. The Roman mile was a thousand paces, equal to 1600 yards English measure.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.