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Lexicon :: Strong's G2303 - theion

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θεῖον
Transliteration
theion (Key)
Pronunciation
thi'-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of θεῖος (G2304) (in its original sense of flashing)
mGNT
7x in 3 unique form(s) TR
7x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
11x in 3 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:122,*

Strong’s Definitions

θεῖον theîon, thi'-on; probably neuter of G2304 (in its original sense of flashing); sulphur:—brimstone.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G2303 in the following manner: brimstone (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G2303 in the following manner: brimstone (7x).

  1. brimstone

    1. divine incense, because burning brimstone was regarded as having power to purify, and to ward off disease

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θεῖον theîon, thi'-on; probably neuter of G2304 (in its original sense of flashing); sulphur:—brimstone.
STRONGS G2303:
θεῖον, -ου, 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. Latin fumus, English dust]), brimstone: Luke 17:29; Revelation 9:17; Revelation 14:10; Revelation 19:20; [Revelation 20:10]; Revelation 21:8. (Genesis 19:24; Psalm 10:6 (Ps. 11:6); Ezekiel 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].)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
19:24
Psalms
10:6; 11:6
Ezekiel
38:22
Luke
17:29
Revelation
9:17; 14:10; 19:20; 20:10; 21:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2303 matches the Greek θεῖον (theion),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:24 - And Yahweh rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Yahweh out of heaven,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:3 - “And I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in discernment, in knowledge, and in all kinds of [fn]craftsmanship,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:31 - “And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in discernment, and in knowledge, and in all [fn]craftsmanship;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:23 - ‘All its land is brimstone and salt, a burning waste, [fn]unsown and nothing sprouting, and no grass grows in it, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which Yahweh overthrew in His anger and in His wrath.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:15 -

“[fn]There dwells in his tent nothing of his;

Brimstone is scattered on his abode.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:3 -

For as long as breath is in me,

And the spirit from God is in my nostrils,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:4 -

“The Spirit of God has made me,

And the breath of [fn]the Almighty gives me life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:6 -

May He rain [fn]snares upon the wicked;

Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:33 -

For [fn]Topheth has long been ready,

Indeed, it has been prepared for the king.

He has made it deep and large,

[fn]A pyre of fire with plenty of wood;

The breath of Yahweh, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it afire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:9 -

[fn]And its streams will be turned into pitch,

And its dust into brimstone,

And its land will become burning pitch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:22 - “With pestilence and with blood I will enter into judgment with him; and I will rain on him and on his troops, and on the numerous peoples who are with him, [fn]a torrential rain, with hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
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