Strong G1408δρόμος
racecourse
- Transliteration
- dromos
- Pronunciation
- drom'-os
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From the alternate of G5143; a race that is (figuratively) career: - course.
Detailed definition
δρόμος, -ου, ὁ
(δραμεῖν, see: τρέχω) [in LXX chiefly for מְרוּצָה;]
a course: figuratively, of life or ministry, Act.13:25 20:24, 2Ti.4:7.†
(AS)
(δραμεῖν, see: τρέχω) [in LXX chiefly for מְרוּצָה;]
a course: figuratively, of life or ministry, Act.13:25 20:24, 2Ti.4:7.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1408 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- course3
First verses
- Acts 13:25And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.
- Acts 20:24But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
- 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
δρόμος, ὁ,
(δραμεῖν) course, race, in Il.mostly of horses, ἵπποισι τάθη δρόμος [Refs (23.375; also of men, τέτατο δρόμος [prev. work] 758)]; οὐρίῳ δρόμῳ with prosperous course, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 889 (Lyric poetry))]; ἅπαντι χρῆσθαι τῷ δρόμῳ at full speed, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Dom.” 10)]: of any quick movement, e. g. flight, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 207: of Time, ἡμέρης δ.)] a day's running, i. e. the distance one can go in a day, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.5; κατανύσαι τὸν προκείμενον δ. [prev. author] 8.98; ἵππου δ. ἡμέρας 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.273: of Things, δ. νεφέλης, ἡλίου τε καὶ σελήνης, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 163, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Axiochus” 370b (_plural_), etc.; οἱ δ. τῶν ἀστέρων 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Paraphrasis Ptolemaei Tetrabiblou” 136)]; δρόμῳ at a run, frequently with Verbs of motion, δρόμῳ διαβάντας τὸν Ἀσωπόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.59; ἰέναι [prev. author] 3.77; χρῆσθαι [prev. author] 6.112; χωρεῖν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.31; δ. ξυνῆψαν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1101; βοηθῆσαι δ. 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 551: in _plural_, δρόμοις 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 838, “Supp.” 819.)]
2 foot-race, as a contest, [Refs (“IG” 2.594.11, +others: proverbial, περὶ τοῦ παντὸς δρόμον (-μου codices) θεῖν)] to run for one's life, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.74; τὸν περὶ ψυχῆς δρόμον δραμεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 375; περὶ ψυχῆς ὁ δ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 173a)]: generally, contest, πλαγᾶν δρόμος, i. e. a pugilistic contest, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 5(4).60.)]
3 lap in a race, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 726 (interpolated [prev. work] 691); ἐν τῷ δευτέρῳ δ. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 579a8.)]
4 in speaking, rapid delivery, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Longinus Rhetor “Ars Rhetorica” p.312S.)]
II place for running, δρόμοι εὐρέες runs for cattle, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.605.)]
II.2 racecourse, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.126, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 599.)]
II.3 public walk, ἐν εὐσκίοις δ. Ἀκαδήμου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 32, compare “IG” 22.1126.36, etc.)]; colonnade, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 144c; κατάστεγος δ.)]cloister, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Euthd.” 273a; δ. ξυστός 5th c.BC: Aristias Tragicus 5)]; in Crete, ={γυμνάσιον}, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus, compare “SIG” 463.14 (Itanos, 3rd c.BC))]; δύ᾽ ἢ τρεῖς δρόμους περιεληλυθότε having taken two or three turns in the cloister, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthd.”)][same place]; in Egypt, avenue of Sphinxes at entrance of temples, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“OGI” 56.52 (Canopus, 1st c.BC: Ptolemaeus Epigrammaticus III), 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 17.1.28, etc.; δ. τοῦ ἱεροῦ “BGU” 1130.10 (1st c.BC).)]
II.4 orchestra in the theatre (Tarentum dialect), [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus)]
II.5 metaphorically, ἔξω δρόμου or ἐκτὸς δρόμου φέρεσθαι get off the course, i. e. wander from the point, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 883 (_anapaest meter_), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 414b; ἐκ δρόμου πεσεῖν 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1245)]; οὐδέν ἐστ᾽ ἔξω δρόμου 'tis not foreign to the purpose, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ch.” 514.)]
III δ. δημόσιος, = Latin cursus publicus, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “de Bello Vandalico” 1.16, “Arc.” 30, 6th c.AD: Lydus, Joannes Laurentius Historicus “Mag.” 2.10)]; δ. ὀξύς, = Latin cursus velox, [Refs 4th c.AD+ ([prev. work]3.61, “POxy.” 900.7 (4th c.AD), etc.)]
(δραμεῖν) course, race, in Il.mostly of horses, ἵπποισι τάθη δρόμος [Refs (23.375; also of men, τέτατο δρόμος [prev. work] 758)]; οὐρίῳ δρόμῳ with prosperous course, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 889 (Lyric poetry))]; ἅπαντι χρῆσθαι τῷ δρόμῳ at full speed, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Dom.” 10)]: of any quick movement, e. g. flight, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 207: of Time, ἡμέρης δ.)] a day's running, i. e. the distance one can go in a day, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.5; κατανύσαι τὸν προκείμενον δ. [prev. author] 8.98; ἵππου δ. ἡμέρας 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.273: of Things, δ. νεφέλης, ἡλίου τε καὶ σελήνης, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 163, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Axiochus” 370b (_plural_), etc.; οἱ δ. τῶν ἀστέρων 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Paraphrasis Ptolemaei Tetrabiblou” 136)]; δρόμῳ at a run, frequently with Verbs of motion, δρόμῳ διαβάντας τὸν Ἀσωπόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.59; ἰέναι [prev. author] 3.77; χρῆσθαι [prev. author] 6.112; χωρεῖν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.31; δ. ξυνῆψαν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1101; βοηθῆσαι δ. 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 551: in _plural_, δρόμοις 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 838, “Supp.” 819.)]
2 foot-race, as a contest, [Refs (“IG” 2.594.11, +others: proverbial, περὶ τοῦ παντὸς δρόμον (-μου codices) θεῖν)] to run for one's life, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.74; τὸν περὶ ψυχῆς δρόμον δραμεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 375; περὶ ψυχῆς ὁ δ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 173a)]: generally, contest, πλαγᾶν δρόμος, i. e. a pugilistic contest, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 5(4).60.)]
3 lap in a race, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 726 (interpolated [prev. work] 691); ἐν τῷ δευτέρῳ δ. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 579a8.)]
4 in speaking, rapid delivery, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Longinus Rhetor “Ars Rhetorica” p.312S.)]
II place for running, δρόμοι εὐρέες runs for cattle, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.605.)]
II.2 racecourse, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.126, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 599.)]
II.3 public walk, ἐν εὐσκίοις δ. Ἀκαδήμου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 32, compare “IG” 22.1126.36, etc.)]; colonnade, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 144c; κατάστεγος δ.)]cloister, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Euthd.” 273a; δ. ξυστός 5th c.BC: Aristias Tragicus 5)]; in Crete, ={γυμνάσιον}, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus, compare “SIG” 463.14 (Itanos, 3rd c.BC))]; δύ᾽ ἢ τρεῖς δρόμους περιεληλυθότε having taken two or three turns in the cloister, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthd.”)][same place]; in Egypt, avenue of Sphinxes at entrance of temples, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“OGI” 56.52 (Canopus, 1st c.BC: Ptolemaeus Epigrammaticus III), 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 17.1.28, etc.; δ. τοῦ ἱεροῦ “BGU” 1130.10 (1st c.BC).)]
II.4 orchestra in the theatre (Tarentum dialect), [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus)]
II.5 metaphorically, ἔξω δρόμου or ἐκτὸς δρόμου φέρεσθαι get off the course, i. e. wander from the point, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 883 (_anapaest meter_), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 414b; ἐκ δρόμου πεσεῖν 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1245)]; οὐδέν ἐστ᾽ ἔξω δρόμου 'tis not foreign to the purpose, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ch.” 514.)]
III δ. δημόσιος, = Latin cursus publicus, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “de Bello Vandalico” 1.16, “Arc.” 30, 6th c.AD: Lydus, Joannes Laurentius Historicus “Mag.” 2.10)]; δ. ὀξύς, = Latin cursus velox, [Refs 4th c.AD+ ([prev. work]3.61, “POxy.” 900.7 (4th c.AD), etc.)]