Semantic Analysis — 2 John (Full Book) | English → Hungarian

Scope Note

2 John is a single-chapter, thirteen-verse letter. Per the full-book coverage mandate, this analysis treats the entire letter: verses 4–11 (the core passage) receive verse-by-verse treatment first, since they are the theological anchor for this curriculum’s four doctrines (Walking in Truth and Love; Warning against Deceivers Denying the Incarnation; Hospitality and Doctrinal Discernment; Perseverance in the Teaching of Christ). Verses 1–3 and 12–13 — the epistolary opening and closing — are then treated with the same rigor under “Chapter 1 (Full Book): Remaining Verses,” so that no verse of the book is silently skipped. There is no second chapter to review; this document constitutes full-book coverage.

Where a term already carries an established rendering in the baseline Romans Language Package (translation_memory.json / bible_term_registry.json), that rendering is reused exactly and marked [REUSED FROM ROMANS TM]. New terms introduced by 2 John are marked [NEW TERM] and proposed for addition to translation memory.

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PART 1 — CORE PASSAGE VERSE-BY-VERSE ANALYSIS: 2 John 1:4–11

2 John 1:4

Greek: Ἐχάρην λίαν ὅτι εὕρηκα ἐκ τῶν τέκνων σου περιπατοῦντας ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, καθὼς ἐλάβομεν ἐντολὴν παρὰ τοῦ Πατρός. English (ESV): “I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we have received commandment from the Father.”

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hungarian Rendering Risk
truth ἀλήθεια alētheia that which is real/unconcealed	objective reality; doctrinal truth; personal integrity/faithfulness; in John’s corpus often the apostolic gospel content itself ”truth,” “truthfulness”	Not abstract philosophical truth but the specific, received apostolic teaching about Christ, in which believers must “walk” (live consistently). Central term of the letter (5x in vv.1-4).	[NEW TERM] CRITICAL. Hungarian rendering “igazság” is the same word the baseline Romans Language Package uses for δικαιοσύνη (“righteousness,” Critical risk). This is a genuine, unavoidable lexical collision in standard literary Hungarian (both Károli-tradition and modern translations render ἀλήθεια as “igazság”). Readers may conflate “walking in truth” (doctrinal/relational faithfulness to apostolic teaching) with “righteousness/justification” (forensic standing before God). Teaching notes must explicitly distinguish these two senses of “igazság” whenever both appear in the same curriculum.
walking περιπατέω (ptc. περιπατοῦντας) peripatōn to walk, go about	literal ambulation; figurative: to conduct one’s life/live habitually ”walk,” “live,” “conduct oneself”	Habitual, ongoing lifestyle conformity to the truth — not a single act of belief but sustained conduct. Same verb Paul uses for Christian conduct (e.g., Romans 6:4, 8:4, though not in the baseline TM as a standalone entry).	[NEW TERM] Medium. Render “az igazságban járni/élni.” Must convey ongoing habitual practice, not a one-time confession, matching the perseverance emphasis of this curriculum.
children τέκνα tekna offspring	biological children; spiritual children/congregation members under pastoral care ”children,” “little children”	Likely refers to members of a house-church addressed corporately as “children” of the “elect lady” (see v.1 note on κυρία).	[NEW TERM] Low. “gyermekek.” Low doctrinal risk; loosely echoes but does not require invoking the baseline’s “adoption” (örökbefogadás) doctrine, which concerns believers’ filial status before God, not this pastoral/congregational sense.
commandment ἐντολή entolē an authoritative charge/injunction	a specific command (e.g., a Mosaic precept); Christ’s/apostolic instruction; here specifically the love command ”commandment,” “command,” “instruction”	The singular commandment received “from the Father” — the love command reiterated in vv.5-6, presented as apostolic, not novel.	[NEW TERM] Medium-High. “parancsolat.” Same root the baseline’s High-risk “law” (törvény) doctrine circles around; must be clear this is not Mosaic Law but the love command handed down through Christ and the apostles, echoing Romans 13:8-10’s fulfillment-of-law argument without importing Reformed “third use of the law” or Catholic precept-culture readings uncritically.

2 John 1:5

Greek: καὶ νῦν ἐρωτῶ σε, κυρία, οὐχ ὡς ἐντολὴν καινὴν γράφων σοι, ἀλλὰ ἣν εἴχομεν ἀπ᾿ ἀρχῆς, ἵνα ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους. English (ESV): “And now I ask you, dear lady — not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning — that we love one another.”

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hungarian Rendering Risk
lady κυρία kyria feminine form of κύριος (“lord/master”)	a title of respect for a woman (either a literal named individual, “Kyria,” or a matron/patroness, or — many commentators hold — a personification of a local congregation) “lady,” “dear lady,” “the elect lady”	Address to the letter’s recipient; the ambiguity (literal woman vs. personified church) is deliberately preserved by commentators and should be preserved in translation.	[NEW TERM] Medium-High. Render “asszony,” NOT “úrnő.” κύριος itself is the baseline’s Critical “Lord” term (Úr, exclusive divine/messianic lordship); “úrnő” as a feminine cognate risks unwanted resonance with that title. “Asszony” (as used in the established Hungarian Bible tradition, e.g. RÚF) avoids this collision.
new commandment ἐντολὴν καινήν entolēn kainēn a fresh/novel injunction	contrasted here with an ancient, already-received command ”new commandment,” “new command”	John explicitly denies novelty: the love command is apostolic bedrock, “from the beginning” (ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς), not an innovation.	[NEW TERM] Low. “új parancsolat.” Low risk; the negation (“not as a new commandment”) must be preserved clearly.
from the beginning ἀπ᾿ ἀρχῆς ap’ archēs from [the] beginning	the start of Christian instruction/the apostolic proclamation (not creation or eternity, as in John 1:1) “from the beginning,” “from the start”	Refers to the foundational apostolic teaching believers received at conversion, reinforcing continuity and perseverance themes.	[NEW TERM] Low. “kezdettől fogva.” Low risk if not confused with the cosmological “beginning” of John 1:1/Genesis 1:1.
love one another ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους agapōmen allēlous let us love one another	mutual, reciprocal self-giving love among believers ”love one another,” “love each other”	The content of the singular, non-novel commandment; foundational to “Walking in Truth and Love.”	[NEW TERM] High. ἀγάπη → “szeretet.” See full treatment under “ἀγάπη” glossary entry; must be distinguished from mere affection or social solidarity.

2 John 1:6

Greek: καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἀγάπη, ἵνα περιπατῶμεν κατὰ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ· αὕτη ἡ ἐντολή ἐστιν, καθὼς ἠκούσατε ἀπ᾿ ἀρχῆς, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῇ περιπατῆτε. English (ESV): “And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.”

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hungarian Rendering Risk
love ἀγάπη agapē self-giving, willed love	divine love; covenantal love; brotherly love; distinguished in Greek from ἔρως (romantic) and φιλία (friendship) “love,” “charity” (older versions)	Love is here defined operationally as obedience to Christ’s commandments — not sentiment but practice, tightly binding “Walking in Truth” to “Walking in Love” as a single reality.	[NEW TERM] High. “szeretet.” Must be taught alongside “igazság” (truth) as the letter’s paired thematic terms; risk is sentimentalizing ἀγάπη into mere emotion, losing its definitional link to obedience.
commandments (pl.) ἐντολαί entolai plural of ἐντολή	see v.4-5 ”commandments,” “commands”	The commandments are now plural, generalizing from the specific love-command to Christ’s commands broadly, anticipating v.9’s “teaching of Christ.”	[NEW TERM] Medium-High. “parancsolatok.” Same risk profile as ἐντολή above.

2 John 1:7

Greek: ὅτι πολλοὶ πλάνοι ἐξῆλθον εἰς τὸν κόσμον, οἱ μὴ ὁμολογοῦντες Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἐρχόμενον ἐν σαρκί· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ πλάνος καὶ ὁ ἀντίχριστος. English (ESV): “For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.”

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hungarian Rendering Risk
deceivers πλάνοι (sg. πλάνος) planoi (planos) wanderers, misleaders	one who leads astray; a false teacher; root shared with πλανάω (“to wander/be led astray”) “deceivers,” “impostors,” “seducers”	Specific false teachers (likely proto-docetic/proto-gnostic) actively propagating denial of Christ’s true humanity. Not generic “sinners” but active doctrinal corrupters.	[NEW TERM] High. “hitető.” Central to “Warning against Deceivers.” Must not be softened to a neutral “false teacher” (tanító) that loses the active, culpable sense of leading others astray.
confess ὁμολογοῦντες (ptc. of ὁμολογέω) homologountes to say the same thing, acknowledge openly	public, verbal affirmation of a truth-claim; the negative here (μὴ ὁμολογοῦντες) marks a doctrinal test of authentic faith ”confess,” “acknowledge,” “admit”	The same verb family underlying Romans 10:9’s salvation confession (“Jézus az Úr”). Here its absence — refusal to confess the incarnation — marks the deceiver as antichrist.	[NEW TERM] Critical. “vall/megvall.” Must be rendered with the same verb root used for the Romans 10:9 confession pattern, so learners recognize this as the same category of decisive, public doctrinal confession, now applied to the incarnation rather than the resurrection/lordship.
Jesus Christ come in the flesh Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἐρχόμενον ἐν σαρκί Iēsoun Christon erchomenon en sarki Jesus Christ coming/having come in flesh	the reality of Christ’s genuine, permanent human nature (body, not appearance only) “Jesus Christ come in the flesh,” “Jesus Christ has come in the flesh,” “Jesus is Christ come in human flesh”	This is the biblical wording directly underlying the baseline’s “Incarnation” doctrine (megtestesülés, High risk in Romans TM, tied there to Romans 1:3/8:3). 2 John 7 makes the confession of Christ’s real, fleshly coming a hard boundary marker between true faith and antichrist deception.	[CRITICAL — links to baseline “incarnation” doctrine]. Render literally “testben eljött/megjelent Jézus Krisztust,” not the abstract noun “megtestesülés,” inside the verse text — but teaching notes must explicitly connect this concrete phrase to the doctrine named “megtestesülés” elsewhere in the curriculum. Never permit a rendering implying Christ’s humanity was apparent/temporary (this would reproduce the docetic error the verse itself condemns).
antichrist ἀντίχριστος antichristos against-Christ; in place of Christ	a specific eschatological/theological category (also 1 John 2:18,22; 4:3); one who opposes or falsely represents Christ, particularly by denying the incarnation ”antichrist”	A technical Johannine category (not found in Paul), naming doctrinal opposition to Christ’s incarnation as the defining antichrist mark, distinct from any political or apocalyptic-beast figure some readers may import from popular usage.	[NEW TERM] Critical. “antikrisztus.” Must be taught with a note that secular/popular Hungarian usage (film, conspiracy culture) has diluted or sensationalized this word; the biblical sense is specifically theological — denial of Christ’s incarnation — not a generic villain-figure.

2 John 1:8

Greek: βλέπετε ἑαυτούς, ἵνα μὴ ἀπολέσητε ἃ εἰργασάμεθα, ἀλλὰ μισθὸν πλήρη ἀπολάβητε. English (ESV): “Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward.”

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hungarian Rendering Risk
watch yourselves βλέπετε ἑαυτούς blepete heautous see/look to yourselves	vigilance, self-examination, guarding against error ”watch yourselves,” “look to yourselves,” “be on your guard”	An urgent imperative of doctrinal vigilance directed at the recipients, not merely the deceivers — perseverance requires active self-watchfulness.	[NEW TERM] Medium. “figyeljetek magatokra.” Low-to-medium risk; ensure imperative force (command, not suggestion) is preserved.
reward μισθός misthos wages, pay	earned wages; recompense; in NT usage frequently reward for faithful service/perseverance, not meritorious earning of salvation itself ”reward,” “wages,” “recompense”	The “full reward” is the reward of faithful perseverance in the truth already taught (cf. v.4), at risk of being forfeited through doctrinal compromise or hospitality toward deceivers.	[NEW TERM] Medium. “jutalom.” Given the baseline’s Critical grace-vs-merit fault line (kegyelem doctrine, Romans 4:4-5/11:5-6), this “reward” language must be taught carefully as a reward for perseverance flowing from grace-given faith, not as merit earning salvation itself — a distinction both Reformed and Catholic Hungarian readers will parse through their own systematic categories.

2 John 1:9

Greek: πᾶς ὁ προάγων καὶ μὴ μένων ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ τοῦ Χριστοῦ Θεὸν οὐκ ἔχει· ὁ μένων ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ, οὗτος καὶ τὸν Πατέρα καὶ τὸν Υἱὸν ἔχει. English (ESV): “Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.”

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hungarian Rendering Risk
goes on ahead προάγων (ptc. of προάγω) proagōn to go before/ahead	to progress beyond, to advance past a boundary (here used pejoratively of doctrinal overreach) “goes on ahead,” “runs ahead,” “goeth onward” (KJV, following a variant παραβαίνων, “transgresses”)	Describes a claim to spiritual “advancement” that actually abandons apostolic teaching — likely a self-description of the false teachers’ own claim to deeper knowledge (proto-gnostic overtones).	[NEW TERM] Medium — TEXTUAL VARIANT NOTE. The Textus Receptus tradition underlying the historic Károli Vizsolyi Biblia reads παραβαίνων (“transgresses,” “kihág/elhajol”), while the modern critical text (NA28, underlying RÚF and most modern versions) reads προάγων (“goes ahead,” “előre megy/túllép rajta”). Flag for translator note per the footnote convention: state which base text is followed and note the alternative rendering tradition, since older Károli-formed readers may expect “elhajol a tanítástól” rather than “túllép rajta.”
abide μένων (ptc. of μένω) menōn to remain, stay, dwell	to persist, continue, remain steadfast; also relational indwelling (cf. John 15’s “abide in me”) “abide,” “remain,” “continue”	The positive counterpart to “goes on ahead” — persistence in the received apostolic teaching, not doctrinal innovation, is the mark of genuine possession of God. Central to “Perseverance in the Teaching of Christ.”	[NEW TERM] High. “megmarad.” Must convey durative, relational steadfastness, not mere passive inactivity. This verb recurs in v.2 (“truth abiding in us”) and should be rendered consistently across the letter.
teaching of Christ διδαχῇ τοῦ Χριστοῦ didachē tou Christou the teaching/doctrine of Christ	(a) the teaching about Christ transmitted by the apostles (objective genitive), or (b) the teaching Christ himself gave (subjective genitive) — the Greek genitive is itself ambiguous ”the teaching of Christ,” “Christ’s teaching,” “the doctrine of Christ”	The doctrinal content already summarized in v.7 (Christ’s incarnation) and extended to the whole apostolic deposit. This phrase names the doctrine “Perseverance in the Teaching of Christ” directly.	[NEW TERM] Critical. “Krisztus tanítása.” The genitive ambiguity present in the Greek should be preserved rather than resolved one way in Hungarian, since “Krisztus tanítása” carries the same double sense (teaching about/from Christ) as the source. Flag for theologian review given centrality to this curriculum’s core doctrine.
does not have God / has the Father and the Son Θεὸν οὐκ ἔχει … τὸν Πατέρα καὶ τὸν Υἱὸν ἔχει Theon ouk echei … ton Patera kai ton Huion echei does not have God … has the Father and the Son	possessing a genuine relationship with/access to God vs. lacking it entirely ”does not have God,” “has both the Father and the Son”	A binary, non-negotiable claim: doctrinal fidelity to Christ’s teaching is inseparable from genuine relationship with the Father. No middle ground is offered.	[REUSED CONCEPT — ties to baseline “Father” (Atya, Critical) and “Son of God” (Isten Fia, Critical)]. Render “Atya” and “Fiú” reusing the baseline’s established, Critical-risk terms exactly; do not introduce a new title for “the Son” here.

2 John 1:10

Greek: εἴ τις ἔρχεται πρὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ ταύτην τὴν διδαχὴν οὐ φέρει, μὴ λαμβάνετε αὐτὸν εἰς οἰκίαν καὶ χαίρειν αὐτῷ μὴ λέγετε· English (ESV): “If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting.”

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hungarian Rendering Risk
does not bring this teaching ταύτην τὴν διδαχὴν οὐ φέρει tautēn tēn didachēn ou pherei does not carry/bring this teaching	a traveling teacher’s doctrinal content, tested against the fixed apostolic standard named in v.9 ”does not bring this teaching,” “does not hold to this teaching”	Applies v.9’s doctrinal test practically: hospitality decisions must be governed by doctrinal content, not mere social courtesy.	[REUSED CONCEPT — “teaching of Christ,” see v.9]. Keep “tanítás” consistent with v.9’s “Krisztus tanítása.”
receive into your house λαμβάνετε αὐτὸν εἰς οἰκίαν lambanete auton eis oikian take/receive him into a house	formal hospitality; in the ancient house-church context, granting lodging, provision, and often a public platform to teach ”receive into your house,” “welcome into your home”	Refusing this is not mere impoliteness but a doctrinal and ecclesial act: withholding legitimizing support from a teacher who denies the incarnation. Central to “Hospitality and Doctrinal Discernment.”	[NEW TERM] Medium-High. “ház”/“befogad a házba.” Cultural background note required: ancient hospitality to traveling teachers functioned as public endorsement and material support, not mere social politeness; Hungarian readers need this context to avoid reading v.10 as excessive or ungracious by modern hospitality norms.
greeting χαίρειν chairein ”to rejoice” — used idiomatically as an epistolary/verbal greeting formula	conventional salutation; in context, a formal act of public recognition/endorsement, not a passing “hello" "greeting,” “welcome,” “any greeting at all”	Withholding χαίρειν means withholding public, formal legitimization — the same social weight as receiving into the house.	[NEW TERM] Medium. “köszönt/üdvözlet.” Must be taught as more than casual politeness — refusing “χαίρειν” is refusing to publicly certify the visitor as a legitimate teacher of the church.

2 John 1:11

Greek: ὁ λέγων γὰρ αὐτῷ χαίρειν κοινωνεῖ τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ τοῖς πονηροῖς. English (ESV): “For whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works.”

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hungarian Rendering Risk
shares/takes part in κοινωνεῖ (κοινωνέω) koinōnei to share, participate, have fellowship with	same verbal root as κοινωνία, “fellowship/shared participation” (a Low-risk, positively-valenced term in the baseline Romans TM, rendered “közösség”) “takes part in,” “shares in,” “becomes a partner in,” “is complicit in”	Here the same root that elsewhere describes warm, positive fellowship in Christ is applied to complicity in evil deeds — a deliberately jarring reuse by John.	[NEW TERM] High — FALSE-FRIEND RISK WITH BASELINE TERM. Do NOT render using “közösséget vállal” or any phrase built on “közösség,” since that word is reserved in the baseline (and in believers’ ears) for positive, Spirit-given fellowship in Christ. Use a doctrinally neutral verb capable of negative sense, e.g. “részessé válik” or “osztozik [gonosz cselekedeteiben].” Flag for translator note explaining why the shared Greek root is NOT preserved lexically in Hungarian.
wicked/evil works ἔργοις αὐτοῦ τοῖς πονηροῖς ergois autou tois ponērois his evil/wicked works	morally culpable deeds; here specifically the propagation of incarnation-denying false teaching ”wicked works,” “evil deeds”	Doctrinal error is itself classified as an “evil work,” not a neutral intellectual disagreement — sharpening the doctrinal stakes of hospitality.	[NEW TERM] Medium. “gonosz cselekedetek.” Standard; ensure the connection between false teaching and moral culpability is not softened.

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PART 2 — CHAPTER 1 (FULL BOOK): REMAINING VERSES 1–3, 12–13

These verses complete full-book coverage. Verses 4–11 above are the core passage; the terms below are the letter’s remaining load-bearing vocabulary.

2 John 1:1–3 (Epistolary Opening)

Greek (v.1): Ὁ πρεσβύτερος ἐκλεκτῇ κυρίᾳ καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις αὐτῆς, οὕς ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, καὶ οὐκ ἐγὼ μόνος ἀλλὰ καὶ πάντες οἱ ἐγνωκότες τὴν ἀλήθειαν, Greek (v.2): διὰ τὴν ἀλήθειαν τὴν μένουσαν ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ μεθ᾿ ἡμῶν ἔσται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Greek (v.3): ἔσται μεθ᾿ ἡμῶν χάρις, ἔλεος, εἰρήνη παρὰ Θεοῦ Πατρός, καὶ παρὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Πατρός, ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ ἀγάπῃ.

Term	Original	Transliteration	Literal Meaning	Semantic Range	English Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hungarian Rendering Risk
elder	πρεσβύτερος	presbyteros	older man; office-holder	(a) simply an older man; (b) a recognized church office (as in Acts 14:23, Titus 1:5); here used as the author’s self-designation, likely denoting apostolic-generation authority rather than a local congregational office	”elder,” “the elder,” “presbyter”	John’s self-designation conveys pastoral authority and eyewitness/apostolic-era standing, not a claim to a specific later ecclesial office.	[NEW TERM] High. “presbiter.” Genuine collision risk: the Hungarian Reformed Church (Református Egyház) uses “presbiter” today as a specific, well-known lay church-governance office (an elected elder serving on the local presbytérium/consistory alongside the pastor). Hungarian Reformed readers may default to this institutional category when they encounter “A presbiter” as the letter’s opening self-designation, while Catholic readers lack this specific frame entirely. Teaching note must clarify John’s usage denotes personal apostolic-era authority, not the later Reformed church office of the same name.
elect lady	ἐκλεκτῇ κυρίᾳ	eklektē kyria	chosen lady	either (a) a literal, named or unnamed individual Christian woman of standing, or (b) a personification of a local church, with her “children” as its members — genuinely disputed among commentators	”elect lady,” “chosen lady,” “dear lady”	Whichever reading is correct, “elect” (ἐκλεκτή) here functions as a term of affectionate, non-technical address, not a deployment of the systematic doctrine of election.	[NEW TERM] High — COLLISION WITH BASELINE “ELECTION” DOCTRINE. Render “kiválasztott asszony.” The root “kiválasztott/kiválasztás” is the exact term the baseline flags Critical for the Romans 9-11 election/predestination fault line between Hungarian Reformed double predestination and Catholic synergism. Readers primed by that doctrine may import heavy systematic freight onto this personal epistolary address. Teaching note required: distinguish this affectionate, corporate/personal address from the soteriological election debate. Same risk recurs at v.13 (“elect sister”).
truth (repeated)	ἀλήθεια	alētheia	see v.4 above	see v.4 above	”truth”	Used five times in vv.1-4 alone, establishing truth as the letter’s dominant theme before the exhortation section begins.	See v.4 Critical note on “igazság” collision with δικαιοσύνη.
known the truth	ἐγνωκότες τὴν ἀλήθειαν	egnōkotes tēn alētheian	having come to know the truth	settled, possessed knowledge (perfect participle: a past act with continuing result) resulting from relational/experiential apprehension, not mere intellectual assent	”known the truth,” “come to know the truth”	Marks recipients as belonging to the wider community of those who have received and retained apostolic teaching.	[NEW TERM] Low-Medium. “megismerték az igazságot.” Preserve the perfect-tense sense of settled, abiding knowledge.
abiding	μένουσαν (μένω)	menousan	remaining, dwelling	see v.9 μένω note	”abiding,” “dwelling,” “remains”	Truth is personified as an abiding presence “in us” and “with us forever” — anticipating v.9’s demand to abide in the teaching.	[REUSED CONCEPT from v.9]. “megmarad.” Keep consistent with v.9 rendering.
forever	εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα	eis ton aiōna	into the age	perpetuity, eternity (idiomatic for “forever”)	“forever,” “for ever,” “eternally”	Underscores the permanence of apostolic truth against the deceivers’ transient innovations.	[NEW TERM] Low. “mindörökké” / “örökké.” Standard, low risk.
grace, mercy, peace	χάρις, ἔλεος, εἰρήνη	charis, eleos, eirēnē	favor; pity/compassion; peace	see individual entries below	”grace, mercy, and peace”	An expanded epistolary greeting triad (most Pauline letters use only “grace and peace”); the addition of “mercy” is distinctive to the Johannine/Pastoral epistolary tradition.	See individual glossary entries.
grace	χάρις	charis	favor, gift	see baseline Romans TM entry	”grace”	[REUSED FROM ROMANS TM] — Reuse “kegyelem” exactly, Critical risk per baseline notes on the Reformed/Catholic grace fault line.
mercy	ἔλεος	eleos	pity, compassion shown to the needy/guilty	God’s compassionate response to human need/guilt, distinct from χάρις’s emphasis on unmerited favor as such	”mercy,” “compassion”	Complements grace by emphasizing God’s compassionate disposition toward those in need, rather than the legal/unmerited-favor emphasis of χάρις.	[NEW TERM] Medium-High. “irgalom.” Note: Hungarian Catholic piety has a strong, popular devotional association with “Isten irgalma” (Divine Mercy — Isteni Irgalmasság, tied to St. Faustina Kowalska devotion, “Divine Mercy Sunday”), which may color Catholic readers’ reception of this word with specific devotional resonance not shared by Reformed readers, for whom “irgalom” carries no equivalent devotional-movement association. Should be flagged, though risk is lower than the grace/kegyelem fault line since it does not touch a contested systematic doctrine.
peace	εἰρήνη	eirēnē	peace	see baseline Romans TM entry	”peace”	[REUSED FROM ROMANS TM] — Reuse “béke” exactly, Medium risk per baseline.
Son of the Father	τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Πατρός	tou Huiou tou Patros	the Son of the Father	Christ’s unique, eternal divine Sonship (see baseline “son_of_god,” Critical)	“the Son of the Father,” “his Son”	Affirms the same unique divine Sonship doctrine established in the baseline; not the adoptive “children of God” sense applied to believers.	[REUSED FROM ROMANS TM concept — Isten Fia, Critical]. Render “az Atya Fia,” keeping “Atya” and the Sonship doctrine link explicit and Critical-risk per baseline convention.

2 John 1:12–13 (Epistolary Closing)

Greek (v.12): Πολλὰ ἔχων ὑμῖν γράφειν οὐκ ἠθέλησα διὰ χάρτου καὶ μέλανος, ἀλλὰ ἐλπίζω γενέσθαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ στόμα πρὸς στόμα λαλῆσαι, ἵνα ἡ χαρὰ ἡμῶν πεπληρωμένη ᾑ. Greek (v.13): Ἀσπάζεταί σε τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἀδελφῆς σου τῆς ἐκλεκτῆς.

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hungarian Rendering Risk
paper and ink χάρτου καὶ μέλανος chartou kai melanos papyrus-sheet and ink	material writing implements ”paper and ink,” “pen and ink”	A personal, human touch underscoring the letter’s occasional, pastoral character rather than a treatise.	[NEW TERM] Low. “papír és tinta.” Cultural note: χάρτης is a papyrus sheet, not modern paper; a brief background note is useful but does not affect doctrine.
mouth to mouth στόμα πρὸς στόμα stoma pros stoma mouth to mouth	idiom for direct, personal, face-to-face communication ”face to face,” “in person”	Preference for in-person pastoral communication over written correspondence for matters requiring nuance and relational warmth.	[NEW TERM] Low — IDIOM. Per idiom-handling rule, do not translate literally (“szájtól szájig” would be unnatural); use the natural Hungarian idiom “szemtől szembe” (face to face) or “négyszemközt” (in person, privately).
joy fulfilled/full ἡ χαρὰ ἡμῶν πεπληρωμένη hē chara hēmōn peplērōmenē our joy having been fulfilled/made full	complete, satisfied joy realized through personal fellowship ”our joy may be complete,” “our joy may be full”	Echoes Johannine “full joy” language elsewhere (John 15:11, 1 John 1:4).	[NEW TERM] Low. “teljes öröm” / “örömünk teljessé legyen.” Standard, low risk.
greets you ἀσπάζεταί σε aspazetai se greets/sends greeting to you	conventional epistolary closing greeting ”greets you,” “sends you greetings”	Standard closing convention, conveying ongoing fellowship between congregations.	[NEW TERM] Low. “köszönt/üdvözöl téged.” Standard.
elect sister τῆς ἀδελφῆς σου τῆς ἐκλεκτῆς tēs adelphēs sou tēs eklektēs your elect/chosen sister	see “elect lady” (v.1) note ”your elect sister,” “your chosen sister”	Parallels v.1’s “elect lady,” likely naming a sister congregation or a specific woman known to both parties.	[SAME RISK AS v.1 “ἐκλεκτῇ κυρίᾳ”]. Render “kiválasztott” consistently; same collision-with-election-doctrine flag applies.

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Summary of Full-Book Coverage

2 John’s entire text (all 13 verses of its single chapter) has been analyzed above: vv.4–11 as the verse-by-verse core passage, and vv.1–3 and 12–13 as the remaining chapter content. No verse has been silently omitted. The letter introduces a substantial body of vocabulary not present in the baseline Romans Language Package (truth/ἀλήθεια, love/ἀγάπη, deceiver/πλάνος, antichrist/ἀντίχριστος, teaching of Christ/διδαχὴ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, abide/μένω, elder/πρεσβύτερος, elect lady/ἐκλεκτῇ κυρίᾳ, and others), while reusing several Critical-risk baseline terms exactly (kegyelem, béke, Atya, Isten Fia doctrine, Úr-adjacent caution for κυρία). See 08_core_glossary.md for the consolidated glossary table.