Third Epistle of John

8.1

A short letter in the New Testament addressed to Gaius and linked to John the Apostle

proper noun

: Tercera Epístola de Juan

The Third Epistle of John addresses issues of hospitality among early Christians.

Examples

In the Third Epistle of John, Gaius is praised for his faithfulness.
Many scholars study the Third Epistle of John for its insight into early church leadership.
She found a passage in the Third Epistle of John that resonated with her values.
The Third Epistle of John emphasizes the importance of hospitality.
Many scholars study the Third Epistle of John for its insight into early church leadership.
The Third Epistle of John addresses issues of hospitality among early Christians.
In the Third Epistle of John, Gaius is praised for his faithfulness.

Synonyms

III John

vsThird Epistle of John

Literature

9.5

An early Christian letter, the third in the New Testament, traditionally written by John the Apostle

is the same letter but specifies it is addressed to Gaius

Surface Forms

Third Epistle of John main

Morphology

third + epistle + of + John

The meaning is transparently composed from 'third' (the ordinal position) + 'epistle' (a letter) + 'of John' (authorship), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it refers to the third letter attributed to John in the New Testament. This is a conventional, cross-linguistic title pattern (ordinal + work type + author), so the overall meaning is immediately derivable.

Etymology

The Third Epistle of John is named like a short letter: Epistle means 'letter', Third shows it is the third one, and John is the writer. So the title simply means 'John's third letter' and refers to a short New Testament book thought to be written to a friend named Gaius about welcoming and helping visitors in the early church.