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θεῖον

theion · τό

brimstone

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Where it lives

  • Odyssey 3 · 0.35/10k
  • Iliad 3 · 0.27/10k

What it meant — LSJ

brimstone

brimstone, Od. 22.493. θήϊος, Ep. for θεῖος (A); cf. θῇος.

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. θεῖον (scan p. 584; entry #2533).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. θεῖον (scan p. 440; entry #3097).

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