κυρίᾳ
Kyría
lady
Personal name or title used for a woman; most likely a term of respect meaning 'lady', but also possibly functioning as a proper name unique to the addressed woman. The primary lexical sense is 'lady' as the feminine form paralleling 'master' or 'lord', indicating a woman of authority, social standing, or dignity; in some contexts, especially 2 John 1, it may be used as a proper name Kyriā.
2 John 1:1 · Word #4
Lexicon G2959
| Lemma | Κυρία |
| Transliteration | Kyría |
| Strong's | G2959 |
| Definition | Personal name or title used for a woman; most likely a term of respect meaning 'lady', but also possibly functioning as a proper name unique to the addressed woman. The primary lexical sense is 'lady' as the feminine form paralleling 'master' or 'lord', indicating a woman of authority, social standing, or dignity; in some contexts, especially 2 John 1, it may be used as a proper name Kyriā. |
Morphology N DAT F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | lady |
| Literal | lady-lord |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κυρία |
| Strong's | G2959 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2959-01
to the lady
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine, singular, dative (Gr,N,,,,,DFS) — denotes a female person of status or authority functioning as indirect object. |
| Rendering Rationale | The dative feminine singular form indicates indirect object or relational direction, naturally rendered in English with "to." "Lady" preserves the root sense of feminine authority corresponding to kyrios (lord/master). |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Kyria
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Greek. P1 meaning: to the lady |