Strong's Lexicon
G2303 — θεῖον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2303 |
|---|---|
| Word: | θεῖον |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | probably neuter of G2304 (in its original sense of flashing) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | theion |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | thei`-on |
| Meaning: | 1. sulphur |
| KJV Renderings: | brimstone |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
θεῖον, θείου, τό (apparently the neuter of the adjective θεῖος equivalent to divine incense, because burning brimstone was regarded as having power to purify, and to ward off contagion (but Curtius, § 320 allies it with θύω; cf. Latinfumus, English dust)), brimstone: Luk 17:29; Rev 9:17; Rev 14:10; Rev 19:20; (); . (Gen 19:24; Psa 10:6 (); Eze 38:22; Homer, Iliad 16, 228; Odyssey 22, 481, 493; (Plato) Tim. Locr., p. 99 c.; Aelian v. h. 13, 15 (16); Herodian, 8, 4, 26 (9 edition, Bekker).)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
θεῖον (brimstone)
Luke 17:29
- KJV: But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed all
- GK: η δε ημέρα εξήλθε Λωτ από Σοδόμων έβρεξε πυρ και θείον απ΄ ουρανού και απώλεσεν άπαντας
Revelation 9:17
- KJV: And thus I saw the horses in the vision and them that sat on them having breastplates of fire and of jacinth and brimstone and the heads of the horses as the heads of lions and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone
- GK: και ούτως είδον τους ίππους εν τη οράσει και τους καθημένους επ΄ αυτών έχοντας θώρακας πυρίνους και υακινθίνους και θειώδεις και αι κεφαλαί των ίππων ως κεφαλαί λεόντων και εκ των στομάτων αυτών εκπορεύεται πυρ και καπνός και θείον
Revelation 9:18
- KJV: By these three the third part of men killed by the fire and by the smoke and by the brimstone which issued out of their mouths
- GK: από των τριών πληγών τούτων απεκτάνθησαν το τρίτον των ανθρώπων εκ του πυρός και εκ του καπνού και του θείου του εκπορευομένου εκ των στομάτων αυτών
Revelation 14:10
- KJV: The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb
- GK: και αυτός πίεται εκ του οίνου του θυμού του θεού του κεκερασμένου ακράτου εν τω ποτηρίω της οργής αυτού και βασανισθήσεται εν πυρί και θείω ενώπιον των αγίων αγγέλων και ενώπιον του αρνίου
Revelation 19:20
- KJV: And the beast was taken and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone
- GK: και επιάσθη το θηρίον και μετά τούτου ο ψευδοπροφήτης ο ποιήσας τα σημεία ενώπιον αυτού εν οις επλάνησε τους λαβόντας το χάραγμα του θηρίου και τους προσκυνούντας τη εικόνι αυτού ζώντες εβλήθησαν οι δύο εις την λίμνην του πυρός την καοιμένην εν τω θείω
Revelation 20:10
- KJV: And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever
- GK: και ο διάβολος ο πλανών αυτούς εβλήθη εις την λίμνην του πυρός και θείου όπου το θηρίον και ο ψευδοπροφήτης και βασανισθήσονται ημέρας και νυκτός εις τους αιώνας των αιώνων
Revelation 21:8
- KJV: But the fearful and unbelieving and the abominable and murderers and whoremongers and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone which is the second death
- GK: τοις δε δειλοίς και απίστοις και αμαρτωλοίς και εβδελυγμένοις και φονεύσι και πόρνοις και φαρμακοίς και ειδωλολάτραις και πάσι τοις ψευδέσι το μέρος αυτών εν τη λίμνη τη καιομένη πυρί και θείω ο εστίν ο θάνατος ο δεύτερος