GREEK · G1361
Διοτρεφής
Diotrephēs — Diotrephes
Διοτρέφης (Rec. -τρεψής), -ες (Διός, genitive of Ζεύς + τρέφω: cherished by Zeus), as proper name, Diotrephes: III Jn 9.† (AS)
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Diotrephes
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Jove-nourished, rebuked by John for his pride (3 John 1:9). He was a Judaizer, prating against John and his fellow-labourers “with malicious words” (7).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.