θεῖον theion · G2303
sulfur
θεῖον, -ου, τό ; [in LXX; Gen.19:24, Deu.29:23 Job.18:15, Psa.11:7, Isa.30:33 34:9, Eze.38:22 (גׇּפְרִית), 3Ma.2:5 * ; ] ; brimstone: Luk.17:29 (LXX), Rev.9:17-18 14:10 19:20 20:10 21:8.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
θεῖον, ; AEpic dialect θέειον (in [] θήϊον), τό, brimstone, used to fumigate and purify, δέπας.. ἐκάθηρε θεείῳ []; δεινὴ δὲ θεείου γίγνεται ὀδμή, from a thunderbolt, []; ἐν δὲ θεείου πλῆτο, of a ship struck by lightning, []; ἐμβαλόντες πῦρ ξὺν θ. []; as a natural product, []; opposed to πεπυρωμένον, []; compare θεάφιον, θέαφος. (Perh. cognate with θύω, θυμιάω, Latin suffire.)
Where it's used 7 times
Luke 17:29 · Revelation 9:17 · Revelation 9:18 · Revelation 14:10 · Revelation 19:20 · Revelation 20:10 · Revelation 21:8
Source: TBESG G2303; TFLSJ G2303
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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