Topic
Diotrephes
3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 3 John 1:1Easton · Nave A false teacher
The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
- 3 John 1:9Smith · ISBE
I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
- 3 John 1:10ISBE
Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
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).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
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 BC 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.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → A false teacher 3Jo 1:9
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.