Lady
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right.
(2): The day of the annunciation of the Virgin Mary, March 25. See Annunciation.
(3): ( n.) A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; - the feminine correlative of gentleman.
(4): ( n.) A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household.
(5): ( n.) A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; - a feminine correlative of lord.
(6): ( n.) A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart.
(7): ( n.) The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster; - so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates.
(8): ( n.) A wife; - not now in approved usage.
(9): ( a.) Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [2]
is the person addressed in 2—John 1:1,5 . Not improbably it is a proper name (Eng., "Cyria"), in spite of the fact that the full form of address in ver. 1 is not quite in accord, in the original, with those in 2—John 1:13; 3—John 1:1 . The suggestion that the church is addressed is most unlikely. Possibly the person is one who had a special relation with the local church.
King James Dictionary [3]
LA'DY, n.
1. A woman of distinction. Originally, the title of lady was given to the daughters of earls and others in high rank, but by custom, the title belongs to any woman of genteel education. 2. A word of complaisance used of women. 3. Mistress the female who presides or has authority over a manor or a family.
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [4]
Isaiah 47:5 (b) This name is a description of the city of Babylon. It had been a beautiful city, with hanging gardens, parks, and very gorgeous robes on its soldiers. This verse is prophesying that it will no longer have that grandeur, but will be brought down to desolation and destruction.
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament [5]
See John, Epistles of.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [6]
lā´di : This word should be taken in the sense of "mistress" in Isaiah 47:5 , Isaiah 47:7 (Hebrew gebhereth ) (so the American Standard Revised Version). In Judges 5:29; Eat Judges 1:18 it is the translation of another Hebrew word ( sārāh ), best rendered "princess" (so the Revised Version (British and American) in Esther, but not in Judges). In 2 John 1:1 , 2 John 1:5 it is the translation of κυρία , kurı́a , which some interpreters regard as a proper name. See Cyria; John , Epistles Of; Elect Lady .
