Diotrephes

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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek, Biblical
Scripts Διοτρέφης(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsDiothrephes

Meaning & History

Derived from Greek Διος (Dios) "of Zeus" combined with Greek τρέφω (trepho) "to nourish, to feed" (also see Trophimus). This was the name of a minor character from the bible, who was mentioned in 3 John, verses 9–11.
Added 4/18/2012 by Lucille
Edited 9/4/2014 by Lucille