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G3400 μίλιον (mílion)
Greek
Noun, Neuter
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Quick Definition

a Roman mile

Strong's Definition

a thousand paces, i.e. a "mile"

Derivation: of Latin origin;

KJV Usage: mile

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

μίλιον, μιλιου, τό (a word of Latin origin (cf. Buttmann, 18 (16))), a mile, among the Romans the distance of a thousand paces or eight stadia (somewhat less than our mile): Mat_5:41. (Polybius, Strabo, Plato.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

μίλιον milion 1x a Roman mile, which contained mille passuum, 1000 paces, or 8 stadia, 4,854 feet, Mat_5:41

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

*† μίλιον , -ου , τό , a Roman mile (1680 yds.) : Mat_5:41 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

μίλιον [page 412] For this noun ( Mat_5:41 ), which is a new formation from the Lat. plur. milia (passuum) , cf. P Strass I. 57 .6 (ii/A.D.) μηδὲ μείλιον ἀπεχουσῶν ἀλλη̣λ̣[ων , being less than a mile distant from each other of two villages, and Syll 418 (= .3 888) .26 (A.D. 238) ἀπό γε μειλίων δύο τῆς κώμης ἡμῶν . For other nouns borrowed from Latin see Moulton Gr. ii. § 63.

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

μίλιον μίλιον, ου, τό, "a Roman mile, milliarium", = 1000 paces,= 8 stades, = 1680 yards, i. e. 80 yards less than our mile, Polyb. , etc.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

a Roman mile, milliarium , = 1000 paces,= 8 stades, = 1680 yards, i. e. 80 yards less than our mile, (Polybius Historicus), etc. (ML)

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