to fix stakes;, later, to crucify, affix to the cross, Mt. 20:19; 23:34; met. to crucify, to mortify, to deaden, to make a sacrifice of, Gal. 5:24; pass.
pr. a fixed standard of measure; a stadium, the eighth part of a Roman mile, and nearly equal to a furlong, containing 201.45 yards, about 192 meters, Lk. 24:13; Mt. 14:24; Jn. 6:19; 11:18; Rev.