Name Diotrephes Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek, Biblical Scripts Διοτρέφης Other Forms FormsDiothrephes Edit Status Status Meaning & History Derived from Greek Διος (Dios) "of ZEUS" combined with Greek τρέφω (trepho) "to nourish, to feed" (also see TROPHIMUS). This was the name of a minor character from the bible, who was mentioned in 3 John, verses 9–11.