Diotrephes (1 Occurrence)

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Bible Concordance

3 John 1:9 I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn't accept what we say. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Thesaurus

Diotrephes (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DIOTREPHES. di-ot'-re-fez ... twin gods.
Multi-Version Concordance Diotrephes (1 Occurrence). 3 John ...
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Diot'rephes (1 Occurrence)
Diot'rephes. << Diotrephes, Diot'rephes. Dip >>. Multi-Version Concordance
Diot'rephes (1 Occurrence). ... << Diotrephes, Diot'rephes. Dip >>. Reference Bible.
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Preeminence (5 Occurrences)
... Colossians 1:18); (3) ho philoproteuon, is translated "who loveth to have the
preeminence," literally "who loveth to be first" (of Diotrephes, 3 John 1:9). ...
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Likes (3 Occurrences)
... Likes (3 Occurrences). 3 John 1:9 I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves
to be first among them, doesn't accept what we say. (See RSV). ...
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Refuses (21 Occurrences)
... WEY). 3 John 1:9 I wrote to the Church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have
the first place among them, refuses to listen to us. (WEY). ...
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Dioscuri (1 Occurrence)

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Pre-eminence (6 Occurrences)
... (WBS). 3 John 1:9 I wrote to the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to
have the pre-eminence among them, receiveth us not. (WBS). ...
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Receiveth (48 Occurrences)
... (WBS). 3 John 1:9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have
the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. (KJV ASV WBS). ...
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Somewhat (30 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV WBS). 3 John 1:9 I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who
loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. (ASV). ...
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Loveth (88 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV WBS). 3 John 1:9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to
have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. (KJV ASV WBS). ...
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Greek

1361. Diotrephes -- "cherished by Zeus," Diotrephes, an opponent ...
... << 1360, 1361. Diotrephes. 1362 >>. "cherished by Zeus," Diotrephes, an opponent
of the apostle John. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine ...
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1926. epidechomai -- to accept as true, to receive besides
... 9,10). This envisions all the "nasty spin-offs" that went with Diotrephes
to "aptly welcome" people into his local church. [1926 ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names

Diotrephes

nourished by Jupiter

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Diotrephes

(nourished by Jove), a Christian mentioned in (3 John 1:9) but of whom nothing is known.

ATS Bible Dictionary

Diotrephes

An influential member, perhaps minister, of some early church, censured by John for his jealous ambition, and his violent rejection of the best Christians, 3 John 1:9,10.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

DIOTREPHES

di-ot'-re-fez (Diotrephes): A person mentioned in ; 3Joh 1:9, 10 as contentiously resisting the writer's authority and forbidding others from exercising the Christian hospitality which he himself refused to show.

The words "who loveth to have the preeminence, among them" may indicate that he was a church official, abusing his position, chief stars in the constellation of the Twins. Some 4,000 years B.C. they served as pointers to mark the beginning of the new year by setting together with the first new moon of springtime. The constellation of the Twins was supposed to be especially favorable to sailors, hence, ships were often placed under the protection of the twin gods.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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).