Furlong

denotes (a) "a stadium," i.e., a measure of length, 600 Greek feet, or one-eighth of a Roman mile, Mat 14:24 (in the best mss.); Luk 24:13, Joh 6:19, Joh 11:18, Rev 14:20, Rev 21:16; (b) "a race course," the length of the Olympic course, 1Co 9:24.