CSB

CSB

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G2303 - theion

Choose a new font size and typeface
θεῖον
Transliteration
theion (Key)
Pronunciation
thi'-on
Listen
Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of θεῖος (G2304) (in its original sense of flashing)
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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:24 -

Then out of the sky the LORD rained on Sodom and Gomorrah burning sulfur from the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:3 -

“I have filled him with God’s Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every craft

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:31 -

“He has filled him with God’s Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every kind of craft

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:23 -

“All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown, producing nothing, with no plant growing on it, just like the fall of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD demolished in his fierce anger.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:15 -

Nothing he owned remains in his tent.

Burning sulfur is scattered over his home.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:3 -

as long as my breath is still in me

and the breath from God remains in my nostrils,

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:4 -

The Spirit of God has made me,

and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:6 -

Let him rain burning coals[fn] and sulfur on the wicked;

let a scorching wind be the portion in their cup.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:33 -

Indeed! Topheth has been ready

for the king for a long time.

Its funeral pyre is deep and wide,

with plenty of fire and wood.

The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur,

kindles it.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:9 -

Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch,

her soil into sulfur;

her land will become burning pitch.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:22 -

“I will execute judgment on him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrential rain, hailstones, fire, and burning sulfur on him, as well as his troops and the many peoples who are with him.

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
CSB
 [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
CSB

Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan