Lexicon :: Strong's G2303 - theion
θεῖον
Transliteration
theion
(Key)
Pronunciation
thi'-on
Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids
Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry
TDNT Reference: 3:122,*
KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G2303 in the following manner: brimstone (7x).
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brimstone
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divine incense, because burning brimstone was regarded as having power to purify, and to ward off disease
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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:
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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
