Brimstone Sulfur

θεῖον, __AEpic dialect θέειον (in Refs 8th c.BC+ θήϊον), τό, brimstone, used to fumigate and purify, δέπας.. ἐκάθηρε θεείῳ Refs 8th c.BC+; δεινὴ δὲ θεείου γίγνεται ὀδμή, from a thunderbolt, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐν δὲ θεείου πλῆτο, of a ship struck by lightning, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐμβαλόντες πῦρ ξὺν θ. LXX+5th c.BC+; as a natural product, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to πεπυρωμένον, Refs 1st c.AD+; compare θεάφιον, θέαφος. (Perh. cognate with θύω, θυμιάω, Latin suffire.)

† גָּפְרִית n.f. brimstone (Aramaic גּוּפְרִיתָא, also כבריתא, כובריתא, ܟܶܒܪܝܺܬܳܐ, ܟܽܒܪܝܺܬܳܐ; Arabic كِبْرِيت (certainly foreign wd.); der. from (כֹּפֶר), גֹּפֶר by Thes RobGes, cf. Di Gn 6:14; i.e. pitch, and then other combustibles, especially sulphur; Lagl.c. thinks from Bactr. vohûkereti)—גָּפְרִית Gn 19:24 + 6 times—brimstone, after הִמְטִיר Gn 19:24 (J), fig. of judgment ψ 11:6 Ez 38:22 (in all ‖ אֵשׁ etc.), cf. also Jb 18:15 Is 34:9, & Dt 29:22; נַחַל ג׳ simile for the destroying breath of י׳ Is 30:33.

θειώδης, ες, (θεῖον A) __A sulphureous, of waters, etc., Refs 1st c.BC+ __A.2 of colour, yellow, θώρακες NT