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Diotrephes

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature

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Diot´rephes (Jove-nourished), a person who seems to have been one of the false teachers condemned by St. John in his third epistle. He appears to have been a presbyter or deacon—probably the former. He refused to receive the letter sent by John, thereby declining to submit to his directions or acknowledge his authority ().

 

 

 

 

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Kitto, John, ed. Entry for 'Diotrephes'. "Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature". https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​kbe/​d/diotrephes.html.
 
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