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II John

II John

8.1
A short letter in the New Testament that people say John wrote
  • proper noun
translation icon : II Juan
  • Some themes in II John focus on truth, love, and warnings about false teachers.

Examples

  • Many scholars debate the authorship of II John and its relationship to the other Johannine letters.

  • During the service, the pastor read a passage from II John.

  • The book of II John is a short letter.

  • Have you read II John recently?

  • During the service, the pastor read a passage from II John.

  • Many scholars debate the authorship of II John and its relationship to the other Johannine letters.

  • Some themes in II John focus on truth, love, and warnings about false teachers.

Synonyms

Second Epistle of John
vsII John
9.4

A short letter in the New Testament thought to be written by John the Apostle

uses a more formal term instead of the common word

Surface Forms

II John main

Morphology

II + John

The term combines the Roman numeral II (meaning 'two' or 'second') with the proper name John to indicate the second epistle attributed to John; this is a direct, compositional use of its parts. Numbering of books/letters is a widespread convention, so a B1 learner who knows 'II' and 'John' would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

II John comes from an old way of naming books where II means 'two' and John is the name, so it literally means the 'second letter' linked to John. That's why II John is used to mean 'the second short letter in the New Testament'.