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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
father
Jove). Supreme
god
of Greeks and Romans (
Acts 14:12; 19:35
12
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker. (Acts 14:12)
35
And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? (Acts 19:35)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Supreme
god
of
Greece
and
Rome
, though the
religious
ideas of the two nations differed considerably. At
Lystra
the
heathen
inhabitants supposed Jupiter was impersonated by
Barnabas
, and at Ephesus they professed that the
image
of
Diana
had fallen from Jupiter, or
heaven
(
Acts 14:12-13
12
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
13
Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people. (Acts 14:12‑13)
;
Acts 19:35
35
And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? (Acts 19:35)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
1356
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
διοπετής
Transliteration:
diopetes
Phonic:
dee-op-et’-ace
Meaning:
from the alternate of
2203
and the alternate of
4098
; sky-fallen (i.e. an aerolite)
KJV Usage:
which fell down from Jupiter
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