Word Study · Strong's G2303 · Greek
θεῖον
theion
thi'-on
Strong's 1890 spelling: theîon
“sulphur”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
sulphur
Rendered in the KJV as
brimstone.
- 7occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- θείου2
- θεῖον1
- θεῖον.1
- θείῳ1
- θείῳ,1
- θείῳ.1
How it is rendered · 4
- brimstone3
- brimstone.2
- of sulfur1
- with brimstone,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular3
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular2
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular1
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1
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- N-DSN · 3
- N-GSN · 2
- N-ASN · 1
- N-NSN · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Revelation6 occurrences
- Revelation 9:17θεῖον.theionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularNow the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.here: brimstone.
- Revelation 9:18θείουtheiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularA third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.here: brimstone
- Revelation 14:10θείῳtheiōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularhe too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.here: brimstone
- Revelation 19:20θείῳ.theiōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularBut the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.here: brimstone.
- Revelation 20:10θείουtheiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularAnd the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.here: of sulfur
- Revelation 21:8θείῳ,theiōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularBut to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”here: with brimstone,