Diotrephes

Church leader who opposed John

A written article for Diotrephes is still to come. Below and alongside: where Diotrephes appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 0 AD
    100 AD
  • Diotrephes
    c. 100 AD

Original word

  • Διοτρεφής diotrephes
    G1361
Citations
“Diotrephes.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Diotrephes appears in Scripture

3 John 1

ἔγραψα τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ· ἀλλ' ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν Διοτρεφὴς οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς
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I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.