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The Greek noun “θεῖον”

Limited to Lk. 17:29; Rev. 9:17-18; 14:10; 19:20; 20:10; 21:8, the Greek noun “theion” meant “brimstone” or “sulfur.”  When used in the New Testament, this noun is always associated with fire.  God’s fierce wrath is described as “fire and brimstone.”