1 | Strong's Number: g2303 | Greek: theion |
Brimstone:
originally denoted "fire from heaven." It is connected with sulphur. Places touched by lightning were called theia, and, as lightning leaves a sulphurous smell, and sulphur was used in pagan purifications, it received the name of theion, Luk 17:29; Rev 9:17, 18; 14:10; 19:20; 20:10; 21:8.
2 | Strong's Number: g2306 | Greek: theiodes |
Brimstone:
akin to No. 1, signifies "brimstone-like, or consisting of brimstone," Rev 9:17.
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