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III John

III John

9.5
An early Christian letter, the third in the New Testament, traditionally written by John the Apostle
  • proper noun
  • Literature
translation icon : III Juan
  • The message of hospitality is central to III John in the New Testament.

Examples

  • Many biblical scholars have debated the authorship of III John.

  • Our Bible study group will discuss III John next week.

  • III John is profound.

  • Have you read III John?

  • Many biblical scholars have debated the authorship of III John.

  • Our Bible study group will discuss III John next week.

  • The message of hospitality is central to III John in the New Testament.

Synonyms

Third Epistle of John
vsIII John
8.1

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

refers to that third New Testament letter without naming its specific addressee

Surface Forms

III John main

Morphology

III + John

The form is compositionally clear: 'III' = three/third and 'John' = the proper name, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer 'Third John' as a third book/letter associated with John. However, recognizing that this specifically refers to the third epistle in the New Testament (a biblical-titling convention using numerals) requires additional encyclopedic or religious-literacy knowledge, so the meaning is not fully predictable from the parts alone.

Etymology

III John comes from its parts: III (an old way to write the number 'three') and John (the name of the person it is from). It is simply the third short 'letter' in the New Testament linked to John, so the name tells you it is that third letter.