GREEK · G2203
Ζεύς, Δίς
Zeus, Dis — Zeus
Ζεύς genitive, Διός, dative, Διΐ, accusative, Δία (Δίαν, D, al.), Zeus (Lat. Jupiter): Act.14:12-13.† (AS)
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Jupiter
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
The principal deity of the ancient Greeks and Romans. He was worshipped by them under various epithets. Barnabas was identified with this god by the Lycaonians (Acts 14:12), because he was of stately and commanding presence, as they supposed Jupiter to be. There was a temple dedicated to this god outside the gates of Lystra (14:13).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.