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I would not (ouk eboulēthēn). Epistolary aorist (first passive indicative).
With paper and ink (dia chartou kai melanos). The chartēs was a leaf of papyrus prepared for writing by cutting the pith into strips and pasting together, old word, here only in N.T. Melas is old adjective for black (Mat 5:36; Rev 6:5, Rev 6:12), and for black ink here, 3Jo 1:13; 2Co 3:3. Apparently John wrote this little letter with his own hand.
To come (genesthai). Second aorist middle infinitive of ginomai after elpizō, I hope.
Face to face (stoma pros stoma). “Mouth to mouth.” So in 3Jo 1:14; Num 12:8. “Face to face” (prosōpon pros prosōpon) we have in 1Co 13:12.
Your (humōn). Or “our” (hēmōn). Both true.
That may be fulfilled (hina peplērōmenē ēi). Purpose clause with hina and the periphrastic perfect passive subjunctive of plēroō, as in 1Jo 1:4, which see.