The 4 Times Race is used in the NT
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δρόμος (2 verses)
δρόμος (2 verses)
literally means foot race
24 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
στάδιον (1 verse)
στάδιον (1 verse)
means an area for open air races)
24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.
ἀγών, (1 verse)
ἀγών, (1 verse)
struggle
1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
1 Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
3 Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.
4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.