King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2303
Transliteration: theion
Phonetic Spelling: (thi'-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: brimstone
Meaning: brimstone
θεῖον, θείου, 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. Latinfumus, English dust)), brimstone: Luke 17:29; Revelation 9:17; Revelation 14:10; Revelation 19:20; (); . (Genesis 19:24; Psalm 10:6 (); 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).)
Word Summary
theion: brimstone
Original Word: θεῖονTransliteration: theion
Phonetic Spelling: (thi'-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: brimstone
Meaning: brimstone
Strong's Concordance
brimstone. Probably neuter of theios (in its original sense of flashing); sulphur -- brimstone.
see GREEK theios
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2303: θεῖονθεῖον, θείου, 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. Latinfumus, English dust)), brimstone: Luke 17:29; Revelation 9:17; Revelation 14:10; Revelation 19:20; (