I'm interested in resolving the ambiguity of ὑμῖν here, whether it construes with πολλἀ ἔχων (i.e., "having many things for you") or γράφειν (i.e., "to write to you"). I'm also interested in the word order of this, particularly whether ὑμῖν is emphasized or deemphasized.2 John 12 wrote:Πολλὰ ἔχων ὑμῖν γράφειν οὐκ ἐβουλήθην διὰ χάρτου καὶ μέλανος, ...
This is the word order of both the Nestle-Aland text and the Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine text, though the latter edition includes an editorial comma: Πολλὰ ἔχων ὑμῖν γράφειν, οὐκ ἐβουλήθην διὰ χάρτου καὶ μέλανος. I'm not sure I agree with the comma, however, as it seems to imply that there are other ways of writing than by papyrus and ink. No, the point seems rather that the presbyter of 2 John has many things to tell the recipients but does not want to so by writing a letter; presumably he'd rather tell them in person.
Some Byzantine MSS, not cited in either NA28 or RP, resolve the ambiguity as Πολλὰ ἔχων γράφειν ὑμῖν, οὐκ ἐβουλήθην διὰ χάρτου καὶ μέλανος, and I ask if that resolution is the best way to construe the verse.