G1356: διοπετής
diopetḗs · “fallen from heaven”
Definition
sky-fallen (i.e. an aerolite)
KJV translates it as: which fell down from Jupiter
Word origin: from the alternate of G2203 (Ζεύς) and the alternate of G4098 (πίπτω);
Extended definition
διοπετής (written also διϊπ-), -ές
(δῖος, πίπτω, see Page on Ac, l.with; DB, i, 605, n., ext., 112a; Field, Notes, 130 f.),
fallen from heaven (R, mg.): τὸ δ. (sc. ἄγαλμα, statue, image), Act.19:35.†
(AS)
(δῖος, πίπτω, see Page on Ac, l.with; DB, i, 605, n., ext., 112a; Field, Notes, 130 f.),
fallen from heaven (R, mg.): τὸ δ. (sc. ἄγαλμα, statue, image), Act.19:35.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1356 is translated
- fallen from the sky? ×1
Bible verses with G1356 (diopetḗs)
Diopetḗs appears in 1 verse.
- Acts 19:35
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?