Greek Word Study
Διοτρεφής
Diotrephḗs
G1361
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G1361
KJV Translations
Diotrephes
Derivation / Root
from the alternate of G2203 (Ζεύς) and G5142 (τρέφω);
Definition of Diotrephḗs
Διοτρεφής (Diotrephḗs) — Jove-nourished; Diotrephes, an opponent of Christianity
Word Origin
This word comes from the alternate of G2203 (Ζεύς) and G5142 (τρέφω); See the root words: G2203 (Ζεύς), G5142 (τρέφω).
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from Διοτρεφής.
Ζεύς
Zeús
G2203
in the oblique cases there is used instead of it a (probably cognate) name , which is otherwise obsolete; Zeus or Dis (among the Latins, Jupiter or Jove), the supreme deity of the Greeks
τρέφω
tréphō
G5142
but perhaps strengthened from the base of G5157 (τροπή) through the idea of convolution); properly, to stiffen, i.e. fatten (by implication, to cherish (with food, etc.), pamper, rear)
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