Though I haveἔχωνmany thingsΠολλὰto writeγράφεινto you,ὑμῖνI did notοὐκwant to do soἐβουλήθηνwithδιὰpaperχάρτουandκαὶink;μέλανοςbutἀλλὰI hopeἐλπίζωto comeγενέσθαιtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶςandκαὶspeakλαλῆσαιfaceστόμαtoπρὸςface,στόμαso thatἵναyour joyἡ χαρὰ ὑμῶνmay beᾖcomplete.πεπληρωμένη
2 John 1:12
Study it in the app“Though I have many things to write to you, I did not want to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, so that your joy may be complete.”
With the Greek beneath
2 John 1:12, word by word
- Though I haveἔχωνechōn
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echōn” appears- many thingsΠολλὰPolla
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “Polla” appears- to writeγράφεινgraphein
write
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “graphein” appears- want to do soἐβουλήθηνeboulēthēn
want, intend
Want firmly, resolve, intend.
Where else “eboulēthēn” appears- paperχάρτουchartou
paper
Paper, a sheet of papyrus.
Where else “chartou” appears- inkμέλανοςmelanos
ink
Ink; black liquid for writing.
Where else “melanos” appears- I hopeἐλπίζωelpizō
hope
Hope, put one's hope in something or someone.
Where else “elpizō” appears- to comeγενέσθαιgenesthai
come
To reach a place, or fall upon someone.
Where else “genesthai” appears- speakλαλῆσαιlalēsai
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalēsai” appears- faceστόμαstoma
face to face
Literally "mouth to mouth": in person.
Where else “stoma” appears- your joyχαρὰchara
joy
Joy, gladness.
Where else “chara” appears- may beᾖēi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēi” appears- completeπεπληρωμένηpeplērōmenē
complete
To carry something through to its end, with nothing lacking.
Where else “peplērōmenē” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “our joy.”
The context
11for whoever greets him shares in his evil works.
12 · This verse (above)
13The children of your chosen sister greet you.