"of brimstone, sulphurous, Rev. 9:17*"
Definition and meaning
of brimstone, sulphurous, Rev. 9:17*
In the original Greek the word is written: θειώδης
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of theiodes (G2306) across the King James Bible.
And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
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Common questions
Strong's G2306 (theiodes) is a Greek word that means: of brimstone, sulphurous, Rev. 9:17* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word theiodes (G2306) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2306 is theiodes, a Greek word defined as: of brimstone, sulphurous, Rev. 9:17*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
theiodes is a Greek word found in the New Testament.