Lexicon theion: brimstone Original Word: θεῖον, ου, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: theion Phonetic Spelling: (thi'-on) Short Definition: brimstone, sulfur Definition: brimstone, sulfur. HELPS word-Studies 2303 theíon – properly, sulfur ("brimstone," i.e. smoky, burning rocks), i.e. sulphurous, named for the sulphur-smell left by lightning; (figuratively) the fire of heaven, bringing down God's judgment to display His awesome, unstoppable power. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain origin Definitionbrimstone NASB Translationbrimstone (7).
Thayer's 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. Latin fumus, 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).)
Strong's brimstone. Probably neuter of theios (in its original sense of flashing); sulphur -- brimstone. see GREEK theios |
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