διοπετής, διοπετες (from Διός of Zeus, and πέτω for πίπτω; in secular writings also Διιπετής), fallen from Zeus, i. e. from heaven: τό διοπετες, namely, ἄγαλμα (which is expressed in Euripides, Iph. T. 977; Herodian, 1, 11, 2 (1, Bekker edition; cf. Winer's Grammar, 234 (219); 592 (551)), an image of the Ephesian Artemis which was supposed to have fallen from heaven, Act_19:35; (cf. Meyer at the passage; Farrar, St. Paul, 2:13f).

διοπετής diopetēs 1x which fell from Jupiter, or heaven; τοῦ διοπετοῦς , i.e. ἀγάλματος , image or statue; for discussion of ellipsis see grammars, Act_19:35

* διοιετής (written also διϊπ -), -ές ( < δῖος , πίπτω , v. Page on Ac, l.c .; DB , i, 605, n ., ext., 112a; Field, Notes , 130 f .), fallen from heaven ( R , mg .): τὸ δ . ( sc . ἄγαλμα , statue, image), Act_19:35 .†

διοπετής [page 164] The marginal rendering of the word in the RV fallen from heaven rather than from Jupiter is supported by Field ( Notes , p. 130), who cites Dion. Hal. Ant. ii. 71 ἐν δὲ ταῖς πέλταις ἃς οἱ Σάλιοι φοροῦσι , πολλαῖς πάνυ οὔσαις , μίαν εἶναι λεγουσι διοπετῆ (afterwards explained by θεόπεμπτον ). Of course the two amount to the same thing, since Zeus is the primeval sky-god : see A. B. Cook s great monograph, Zeus.

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)