Mile

"(from Lat. mille, "a thousand;" Matt. 5:41), a Roman measure of" "1,000 paces of 5 feet each. Thus the Roman mile has 1618 yards," being 142 yards shorter than the English mile.

"(Miletum, 2 Tim. 4:20), a seaport town and the ancient capital" "of Ionia, about 36 miles south of Ephesus. On his voyage from" "Greece to Syria, Paul touched at this port, and delivered that" "noble and pathetic address to the elders ("presbyters," ver. 28)" of Ephesus recorded in Acts 20:15-35. The site of Miletus is now "some 10 miles from the coast. (See EPHESIANS, EPISTLE [403]TO.)"