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2 John 1:5

And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andνῦνnunnowνῦνadverb — “now”G3568adv. (a) of time: just now, even now; just at hand, immediately, (b) of logical connection: now then, (c) in commands and appeals: at this instant.This verse uses “now”.nowἐρωτῶerōtōI beseechἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I beseech”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.I beseechσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeκυρίαkurialadyκυρίαnoun, vocative, singular, feminine — “lady”, the calling formG2959a lady.ladyοὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notὡςhōsas thoughὡςconjunction — “as though”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.as thoughἐντολὴνentolēncommandmentἐντολή (entolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “commandment”, the object formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.commandmentκαινὴνkainēnnewκαινός (kainos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “new”, the object formG2537fresh, new, unused, novel.This verse uses “new”.γράφωνgraphōnto writeγράφω (graphō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to write”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).σοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἣνhēnthat whichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “that which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.that whichεἴχομενeichomenwe hadἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “we had”, an ongoing action in the pastG2192I have, hold, possess.we hadἀπ’apfromἀπό (apo)preposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromἀρχῆςarchēsbeginningἀρχή (archē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “beginning”, the of-formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.This verse uses “beginning”.the beginningἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἀγαπῶμενagapōmenwe loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “we love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.we loveἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherἀλλήλων (allēlōn)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “one another”, the object formG240one another, each other.one another

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and now I beseech thee, Kyria, not as writing to thee a new command, but which we had from the beginning, that we may love one another,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

Young’s Literal Translation

and now I beseech thee, Kyria, not as writing to thee a new command, but which we had from the beginning, that we may love one another,

World English Bible

Now I beg you, dear lady, not as though I wrote to you a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

Darby Translation

And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing to thee a new commandment, but that which we have had from [the] beginning, that we should love one another.

Douay-Rheims

And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing a new commandment to thee, but that which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another.

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