Bible Dictionary
CYRIA
Cyria means “lady” and may be either a respectful form of address or the proper name of the woman addressed in 2 John. The text itself leaves the question uncertain.
Definition
Cyria means “lady,” the feminine form of “lord.” It may be either a respectful form of address or a woman’s proper name.
Biblical Usage
In 2 John, the word is translated “lady,” but the possibility that it is a proper name is recognized in the margin.
Historical Background
The uncertainty is reflected by retaining Cyria, the usual transliteration, as a marginal reading.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>sir'-i-a (Kuria): The word means "lady," feminine of lord, and it is so translated in the King James Version and the text of the Revised Version (British and American) (2 Joh 1:5 the Revised Version, margin). But it is possible that the word is a proper name, and this possibility is recognized by placing Cyria, the usual transliteration of the word, in the margin by the Revised Version (British and American).</p>