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the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Bible Lexicons
Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary Greek Lexicon
Strong's #1361 - Διοτρεφής
Transliteration
Diotrephḗs
Phonetics
dee-ot-ref-ace'
Parts of Speech
proper masculine noun
TDNT
None
Definition
- Thayer
- Strong
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Thayer's
Diotrephes = "nourished by Jove"
Diotrephes = "nourished by Jove"
- a proud arrogant Christian mentioned in 3 John 1:9
Frequency Lists
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Verse Results

ASV (1)
3 John
1
BSB (1)
3 John
1
CSB (1)
3 John
1
ESV (0)
The English Standard Version
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
KJV (1)
3 John
1
LEB (0)
The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
LSB (1)
3 John
1
N95 (1)
3 John
1
NAS (1)
3 John
1
NLT (1)
3 John
1
WEB (1)
3 John
1
YLT (1)
3 John
1
Thayer's Expanded Definition
Διοτρέφης (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.)
Thayer's Expanded Greek Definition, Electronic Database.
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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament
Διοτρέφης
(Rec. -τρεψής ), -ες
(< Διός , gen. of Ζεύς + τρέφω : cherished by Zeus),
as proper name, Diotrephes: 3 John 1:9.†
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.
Vocabulary of the Greek NT
For this proper name, as 3 John 1:9, cf. OGIS 219.1 (iii/B.C.) ἐπιμηνιεύοντος Νυμφίου τοῦ Διοτρεφοῦς.
The Vocabulary of the Greek New Testament.
Copyright © 1914, 1929, 1930 by James Hope Moulton and George Milligan. Hodder and Stoughton, London.
Derivative Copyright © 2015 by Allan Loder.
Copyright © 1914, 1929, 1930 by James Hope Moulton and George Milligan. Hodder and Stoughton, London.
Derivative Copyright © 2015 by Allan Loder.
List of Word Forms
Διοτρεφης Διοτρέφης δίπηχυ διπλασιαζόντων διπλασιασμόν διπλασιάσον διπλοϊδα διπλοϊδι διπλοϊδος Diotrephes Diotrephēs Diotréphes Diotréphēs