Bible Dictionary: Sulphur

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as pyrites) and sulphates (as gypsum), or native in volcanic regions, in vast beds mixed with gypsum and various earthy materials, from which it is melted out. Symbol S. Atomic weight 32. The specific gravity of ordinary octohedral sulphur is 2.05; of prismatic sulphur, 1.96.

2. (n.) Any one of numerous species of yellow or orange butterflies of the subfamily Pierinae; as, the clouded sulphur (Eurymus, / Colias, philodice), which is the common yellow butterfly of the Eastern United States.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SULPHUR

sul'-fur.

See BRIMSTONE.

Greek

2303. theion -- brimstone
... 2303 -- properly, sulfur ("brimstone," ie smoky, burning rocks), ie , named for
the sulphur-smell left by ; (figuratively) the, bringing down to display His ...
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2306. theiodes -- of brimstone
... brimstone. From theion and eidos; sulphur-like, ie Sulphurous -- brimstone. see
GREEK theion. (theiodeis) -- 1 Occurrence. 2305, 2306. theiodes. 2307 . ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1614. gophrith -- brimstone
... brimstone. Probably feminine of gopher; properly, cypress- resin; by analogy, sulphur
(as equally inflammable) -- brimstone. see HEBREW gopher. 1613, 1614. ...
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Library

Of the Idols which the Gentiles Think to be Gods.
... And then I saw the horses in the vision, and those that sate upon them, having
breastplates of fire, and of hyacinth, and of sulphur: and the heads of the ...
/.../cyprian/three books of testimonies against the jews/59 of the idols which.htm

The Illusion of the Sealed Letters; Object in Detailing These ...
... Melting pitch, resin, and sulphur, and moreover asphalt, in equal parts, (and)
forming the ointment into a figure, they keep it by them. ...
/.../hippolytus/the refutation of all heresies/chapter xxxiv the illusion of the.htm

Whether the Fire of Hell is of the Same Species as Ours?
... it signify, as to this particular point, whether they be kindled by force, as in
the case of iron, or by a natural intrinsic principle, as happens with sulphur ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the fire of hell 2.htm

God who Appeared to Moses is Distinguished from God the Father.
... It is thus: The sun was risen on the earth, and Lot entered into Segor (Zoar); and
the Lord rained on Sodom sulphur and fire from the Lord out of heaven, and ...
/.../chapter lvi god who appeared to.htm

The Heathens Made Gods Like Themselves, Whence Springs all ...
... who worship every stick and greasy stone, as the saying is, dreads tufts of tawny
wool, and lumps of salt, and torches, and squills, and sulphur, bewitched by ...
/.../clement/the stromata or miscellanies/chapter iv the heathens made gods.htm

A Strain of Sodom.
... Down pours a novel shower: the ether seethes. 145 With sulphur mixt with blazing
flames: [1231] the air. ... From seething mass of sulphur and of brine. ...
/.../fathers of the third century tertullian appendix/2 a strain of sodom.htm

Of the Thousand Years in which the Dragon or Satan is bound, with ...
... having been consumed by fire sent down from heaven, he himself being taken as a
deceiver, is said to be cast into a lake of fire and sulphur, where the beast ...
/.../mede/a key to the apocalypse/synchronism iv of the thousand.htm

Chapter xix
... 23-25. As the sun rose upon the earth, Lot came to Zoar, and Yahweh rained upon
Sodom and upon Gomorrah sulphur and fire from Yahweh from the heavens; and He ...
//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xix.htm

Sermon at the Fourth Annual Convention of the Brotherhood of St. ...
... After our Civil War, George Peabody, one of our noblest Americans, gave his fortune
for schools in the desolated south. He visited the White Sulphur Springs. ...
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Of the Three Woe Trumpets.
... "And thus I saw the horses in appearance, and those who sat on them, having
breast-plates of fire, and hyacinth, and sulphur, and the heads of the horses were ...
/.../mede/a key to the apocalypse/of the three woe trumpets.htm

Thesaurus

Sulphur (7 Occurrences)
... Symbol S. Atomic weight 32. The specific gravity of ordinary octohedral sulphur
is 2.05; of prismatic sulphur, 1.96. ...SULPHUR. sul'-fur. See BRIMSTONE. ...
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Brimstone (14 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Sulphur; also passionate, fiery rhetoric or preaching. ... In the vicinity of
the Dead Sea, even at the present time, deposits of sulphur are being formed. ...
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Sullen (4 Occurrences)

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Unfaithful (58 Occurrences)
... fornicators, and those who practise magic or worship idols, and all liars--the portion
allotted to them shall be in the Lake which burns with fire and sulphur. ...
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Undiluted (1 Occurrence)
... 14:10 he shall drink the wine of God's anger which stands ready, undiluted, in the
cup of His fury, and he shall be tormented with fire and sulphur in the ...
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Ore (5 Occurrences)
... iron, lead, etc. Usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen,
sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called mineralizers). 3. (n.) A ...
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Fury (152 Occurrences)
... 14:10 he shall drink the wine of God's anger which stands ready, undiluted, in the
cup of His fury, and he shall be tormented with fire and sulphur in the ...
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Fornicators (8 Occurrences)
... fornicators, and those who practise magic or worship idols, and all liars--the portion
allotted to them shall be in the Lake which burns with fire and sulphur. ...
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Torture (9 Occurrences)
... Revelation 20:10 and the Devil, who had been leading them astray, was thrown into
the Lake of fire and sulphur where the Wild Beast and the false Prophet were ...
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Riders (13 Occurrences)
... of the riders was red, blue and yellow; and the horses' heads were shaped like the
heads of lions, while from their mouths there came fire and smoke and sulphur...
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Bible Concordance

Sulphur (7 Occurrences)

Luke 17:29 but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven, and destroyed all of them:
(DBY RSV)

Revelation 9:17 And this was the appearance of the horses which I saw in my vision--and of their riders. The body-armour of the riders was red, blue and yellow; and the horses' heads were shaped like the heads of lions, while from their mouths there came fire and smoke and sulphur.
(WEY RSV)

Revelation 9:18 By these three plagues a third part of mankind were destroyed--by the fire and the smoke, and by the sulphur which came from their mouths.
(WEY RSV)

Revelation 14:10 he shall drink the wine of God's anger which stands ready, undiluted, in the cup of His fury, and he shall be tormented with fire and sulphur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
(WEY RSV)

Revelation 19:20 who had done the miracles in his presence with which he had led astray those who had received the mark of the Wild Beast, and those who worshipped his statue. Both of them were thrown alive into the Lake of fire that was all ablaze with sulphur.
(WEY RSV)

Revelation 20:10 and the Devil, who had been leading them astray, was thrown into the Lake of fire and sulphur where the Wild Beast and the false Prophet were, and day and night they will suffer torture until the Ages of the Ages.
(WEY RSV)

Job 18:15 It dwelleth in his tent -- out of his provender, Scattered over his habitation is sulphur.
(YLT)

Subtopics

Sulphur

Related Terms

Brimstone (14 Occurrences)

Sullen (4 Occurrences)

Unfaithful (58 Occurrences)

Undiluted (1 Occurrence)

Ore (5 Occurrences)

Fury (152 Occurrences)

Fornicators (8 Occurrences)

Torture (9 Occurrences)