OET interlinear 1YHN (1JHN) 2:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

ἀγαπητοί

beloved

Beloved is another term of affection by which John addresses the believers to whom he is writing. It involves using the adjective “beloved” as a noun in order to indicate a specific group of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: “You people whom I love” or “My dear friends”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἀπ' ἀρχῆς.

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀγαπητοί οὐκ ἐντολὴν καινὴν γράφω ὑμῖν ἀλλʼ ἐντολὴν παλαιὰν ἣν εἴχετε ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ἡ ἐντολὴ ἡ παλαιά ἐστιν ὁ λόγος ὃν ἠκούσατε)

John uses the phrase from the beginning in various ways in this letter. Here it refers to the time when the people to whom he is writing first believed in Jesus. Alternate translation: “ever since you first believed in Jesus”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὁ λόγος ὃν ἠκούσατε

the word that ˱you_all˲_heard

John is using word to refer to the message that these believers heard, which was communicated through words. Alternate translation: “the message that you heard”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ λόγος ὃν ἠκούσατε

the word that ˱you_all˲_heard

The implication is that the specific word or message that John is describing is the commandment Jesus gave to believers that they should love one another. See the Gospel of John 13:34 and 15:12. John indicates this explicitly in this letter in 3:23 and 4:21. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly at this point as well. Alternate translation: “the commandment Jesus gave that we should love one another”