Theion θεῖον
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| θεῖον | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | theion |
| Strong's number | G2303 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | sulfur |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Revelation (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)
[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
| KJV | brimstone (7) |
|---|---|
| BSB | sulfur (6) |
Verses
Every verse with Theion, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 17:29But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
Revelation
- Revelation 9:17And 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 were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.
- Revelation 9:18By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.
- Revelation 14:10The 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:he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
- Revelation 19:20And 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.But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
- Revelation 20:10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
- Revelation 21:8But 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.But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).