2 John

2 John 1:5

⁵And now I urge you, dear lady — not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning — that we love one another.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
now	νῦν	nyn	Adverb	G3568 now, already, at present
I urge	ἐρωτῶ	erōtō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2065 I ask, question, request
you	σε	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
lady	κυρία	kyria	Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular	G2959 a lady
not	οὐχ	ouch	Adverb	G3756 no, not
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
a new	καινὴν	kainēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2537 fresh, new
commandment	ἐντολὴν	entolēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command
to you	σοι	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
we have had	εἴχομεν	eichomen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
from	ἀπ’	ap’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
beginning	ἀρχῆς	archēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G746 ruler, beginning
that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
we love	ἀγαπῶμεν	agapōmen	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural	G25 I love
one another	ἀλλήλους	allēlous	Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G240 one another

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.