Theion θεῖον

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Theion
θεῖον
Transliterationtheion
Strong's numberG2303
LanguageGreek
Part of speechneuter noun
Glosssulfur
Occurrences7 in 7 verses
Most frequent inRevelation (6)

Theion (Greek θεῖον, Strong's G2303) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “sulfur”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

θεῖον, -ου, τό
[in LXX; Gen.19:24, Deu.29:23 Job.18:15, Psa.11:7, Isa.30:33 34:9, Eze.38:22 (גׇּפְרִית), 3Ma.2:5 * ;]
brimstone: Luk.17:29 (LXX), Rev.9:17-18 14:10 19:20 20:10 21:8.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVbrimstone (7)
BSBsulfur (6)

Verses

Every verse with Theion, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Luke

Revelation

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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