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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)
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].)
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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 7 times in 7 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:29 - but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and [fn]brimstone G2303 from heaven and destroyed them all.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:17 - And [fn]this is how I saw in the vision the horses and those who sit on them: the riders had breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of [fn]brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths come fire and smoke and [fn]brimstone G2303.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:18 - A third of [fn]mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the [fn]brimstone G2303 which came out of their mouths.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:10 - and he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed [fn]in full strength in the cup of His rage, and he will be tormented with fire and [fn]brimstone G2303 in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:20 - And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who did the signs [fn]in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with [fn]brimstone G2303.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:10 - And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and [fn]brimstone G2303, where the beast and the false prophet are also, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:8 - “But for the cowardly and [fn]unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and [fn]brimstone G2303, which is the second death.”
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