Lexical Summary Diotrephēs: "cherished by Zeus", Diotrephes, an opponent of the apostle John Original Word: ΔιοτρεφήςTransliteration: Diotrephēs Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ot-ref-ace') Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: "cherished by Zeus", Diotrephes, an opponent of the apostle John Meaning: Diotrephes -- "cherished by Zeus", Diotrephes, an opponent of the apostle John Strong's Concordance Diotrephes. From the alternate of Zeus and trepho; Jove-nourished; Diotrephes, an opponent of Christianity -- Diotrephes. see GREEK Zeus see GREEK trepho Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1361: ΔιοτρέφηςΔιοτρέφης (L WH Διοτρέφης; cf. Chandler §§ 634, 637), ὁ (from Διός and τρέφω, nourished by Zeus, or foster-child of Zeus), Diotrephes, a Christian man, but proud and arrogant: 3 John 1:9f (Cf. B. D. (especially American edition) under the word.) |
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