Strong's numbers

ἐπιστολή G1992 Hear this

epistolḗ

ep-is-tol-ay'

from ἐπιστέλλω; a written message:--"epistle," letter.

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23 occurrences

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• Acts 9:2
  And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
• Acts 15:30
  So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:
• Acts 22:5
  As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
• Acts 23:25
  And he wrote a letter after this manner:
• Acts 23:33
  Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
• Romans 16:22
  I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 5:9
  I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
• 1 Corinthians 16:3
  And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.
• 2 Corinthians 3:1
  Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
• 2 Corinthians 3:2
  Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:

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61 in the Septuagint

The first 40, in the order of the Septuagint’s books.

• 2 Chronicles 30:1
  Καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Ἐζεκίας ἐπὶ πάντα Ἰσραὴλ καὶ Ἰούδαν, καὶ ἐπιστολὰς ἔγραψεν ἐπὶ τὸν Ἐφράιμ καὶ Μανασσὴ ἐλθεῖν εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ ποιῆσαι τὸ φασὲκ τῷ κυρίῳ θεῷ Ἰσραήλ.
• 2 Chronicles 30:6
  καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν οἱ τρέχοντες σὺν ταῖς ἐπιστολαῖς παρὰ τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ τῶν ἀρχόντων εἰς πάντα Ἰσραὴλ καὶ Ἰουδὰ κατὰ τὸ πρόσταγμα τοῦ βασιλέως λέγοντες Οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραήλ, ἐπιστρέψατε πρὸς θεὸν Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰσραήλ, καὶ ἐπιστρέψατε τοὺς ἀνασεσωσμένους τοὺς καταλειφθέντας ἀπὸ χειρὸς βασιλέως Ἀσσούρ.
• 1 Esdras 2:15
  Ἐν δὲ τοῖς ἐπὶ Ἀρταξέρξου τοῦ Περσῶν βασιλέως χρόνοις κατέγραψεν αὐτῶν κατὰ τῶν κατοικούντων ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ καὶ Ἰερουσαλὴμ Βήλεμος καὶ Μιθραδάτης καὶ Ταβέλλιος καὶ Ῥάθυμος καὶ Βεέλτεθμος καὶ Σαμέλλιος ὁ γραμματεὺς καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ οἱ τούτοις συντασσόμενοι, οἰκοῦντες δὲ ἐν Σαμαρείᾳ καὶ τοῖς ἄλλοις τόποις, τὴν ὑπογεγραμμένην ἐπιστολήν
• 1 Esdras 2:22
  Ἀνέγνων τὴν ἐπιστολὴν ἣν πεπόμφατε πρὸς μέ. ἐπέταξα οὖν ἐπισκέψασθαι· καὶ εὑρέθη ὅτι ἐστὶν ἡ πόλις ἐκείνη ἐξ αἰῶνος βασιλεῦσιν ἀντιπαρατάσσουσα,
• 1 Esdras 4:47
  Τότε ἀναστὰς Δαρεῖος ὁ βασιλεὺς κατεφίλησεν αὐτόν, καὶ ἔγραψεν αὐτῷ τὰς ἐπιστολὰς πρὸς πάντας οἰκονόμους καὶ τοπάρχας καὶ στρατηγοὺς καὶ σατράπας, ἵνα προπέμψωσιν αὐτὸν καὶ τοὺς μετ’ αὐτοῦ πάντας ἀναβαίνοντας οἰκοδομῆσαι τὴν Ἰερουσαλήμ.
• 1 Esdras 4:48
  καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς τοπάρχαις ἐν κοίλῃ Συρίᾳ καὶ Φοινίκῃ καὶ τοῖς ἐν τῷ Λιβάνῳ καὶ ἔγραψεν ἐπιστολάς, μεταφέρειν ξύλα κέδρινα ἀπὸ τοῦ Λιβάνου εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, καὶ ὅπως οἰκοδομήσωσιν μετ’ αὐτοῦ τὴν πόλιν.
• 1 Esdras 4:61
  καὶ ἔλαβεν τὰς ἐπιστολὰς καὶ ἐξῆλθεν εἰς Βαβυλῶνα καὶ ἀπήγγειλεν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτοῦ πᾶσιν.
• 1 Esdras 6:7
  Ἀντίγραφον ἐπιστολῆς ἧς ἔγραψεν Δαρείῳ καὶ ἀπέστειλαν Σισίννης ὁ ἔπαρχος Συρίας καὶ Φοινίκης καὶ Σαθραβουζάνης καὶ οἱ συνέταιροι οἱ ἐν Συρίᾳ καὶ Φοινίκῃ ἡγεμόνες Βασιλεῖ Δαρείῳ χαίρειν.
• 2 Esdras (Ezra + Nehemiah) 4:8
  Ῥαοὺλ βαδαταμὲν καὶ Σαμασὰ ὁ γραμματεὺς ἔγραψαν ἐπιστολὴν μίαν κατὰ Ἰερουσαλὴμ τῷ Ἀρσαρθὰ βασιλεῖ.
• 2 Esdras (Ezra + Nehemiah) 4:11
  αὕτη ἡ διαταγὴ τῆς ἐπιστολῆς ἧς ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτόν Πρὸς Ἀρσαρθὰ βασιλέα παῖδές σου ἄνδρες πέραν τοῦ ποταμοῦ.
• 2 Esdras (Ezra + Nehemiah) 5:6
  διασάφησις ἐπιστολῆς ἧς ἀπέστειλεν Θανθανᾶς ἔπαρχος τοῦ πέραν καὶ Σαθαρβουζανὰ καὶ οἱ σύνδουλοι αὐτῶν Ἀφαρσακκαῖοι ἐν τῷ πέραν τοῦ ποταμοῦ Δαρείῳ τῷ βασιλεῖ·
• 2 Esdras (Ezra + Nehemiah) 12:7
  καὶ εἶπα τῷ βασιλεῖ Εἰ ἐπὶ τὸν βασιλέα ἀγαθόν, ἐπιστολὰς δότω μοι πρὸς τοὺς ἐπάρχους πέραν τοῦ ποταμοῦ, ὥστε παραγαγεῖν με ἕως ἔλθω ἐπὶ Ἰουδά,
• 2 Esdras (Ezra + Nehemiah) 12:8
  καὶ ἐπιστολὴν ἐπὶ Ἀσὰφ φύλακα τοῦ παραδείσου ὅς ἐστιν τῷ βασιλεῖ, ὥστε δοῦναί μοι ξύλα στεγάσαι τὰς πύλας καὶ εἰς τὸ τεῖχος τῆς πόλεως καὶ εἰς οἶκον ὃν εἰσελεύσομαι εἰς αὐτόν. καὶ ἔδωκέν μοι ὁ βασιλεύς, ὡς χεὶρ θεοῦ ἡ ἀγαθή.
• 2 Esdras (Ezra + Nehemiah) 12:9
  Καὶ ἦλθον πρὸς τοὺς ἐπάρχους πέραν τοῦ ποταμοῦ, καὶ ἔδωκα αὐτοῖς τὰς ἐπιστολὰς τοῦ βασιλέως· καὶ ἀπέστειλεν μετ’ ἐμοῦ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἀρχηγοὺς δυνάμεως καὶ ἱππεῖς.
• 2 Esdras (Ezra + Nehemiah) 16:5
  καὶ ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς μέ Σαναβαλλὰτ τὸν παῖδα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπιστολὴν ἀνεῳγμένην ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ.
• 2 Esdras (Ezra + Nehemiah) 16:17
  καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἀπὸ πολλῶν ἐντίμων Ἰούδα ἐπιστολαὶ ἐπορεύοντο πρὸς Τωβίαν, καὶ αἱ Τωβία ἤρχοντο πρὸς αὐτούς·
• 2 Esdras (Ezra + Nehemiah) 16:19
  καὶ τοὺς λόγους αὐτοῦ ἦσαν λέγοντες πρὸς μέ, καὶ λόγους μου ἦσαν ἐκφέροντες αὐτῷ· καὶ ἐπιστολὰς ἐπέστειλεν Τωβίας φοβερίσαι με.
• Esther 3:1a
  Τῆς δὲ ἐπιστολῆς ἐστὶν τὸ ἀντίγραφον τόδε Βασιλεὺς μέγας Ἀρταξέρξης τοῖς ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰνδικῆς ἕως τῆς Αἰθιοπίας ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι ἑπτὰ χωρῶν ἄρχουσι καὶ τοπάρχαις ὑποτεταγμένοις τάδε γράφει.
• Esther 3:14
  τὰ δὲ ἀντίγραφα τῶν ἐπιστολῶν ἐξετίθετο κατὰ χώραν· καὶ προσετάγη πᾶσι τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἑτοίμους εἶναι εἰς τὴν ἡμέραν ταύτην.
• Esther 8:1a
  Ὧν ἐστιν ἀντίγραφον τῆς ἐπιστολῆς τὰ ὑπογεγραμμένα Βασιλεὺς μέγας Ἀρταξέρξης τοῖς ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰνδικῆς ἕως τῆς Αἰθιοπίας ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι ἑπτὰ σατραπείαις χωρῶν ἄρχουσι καὶ τοῖς τὰ ἡμέτερα φρονοῦσι χαίρειν.
• Esther 8:19a
  τὸ δὲ ἀντίγραφον τῆς ἐπιστολῆς ταύτης ἐκθέντες ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ μετὰ παρρησίας, ἐᾷν τοὺς Ἰουδαίους χρῆσθαι τοῖς ἑαυτῶν νομίμοις,
• Esther 9:26
  διὰ τοῦτο ἐπεκλήθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι αὗται Φρουραὶ διὰ τοὺς κλήρους, ὅτι τῇ διαλέκτῳ αὐτῶν καλοῦνται Φρουραί, διὰ τοὺς λόγους τῆς ἐπιστολῆς ταύτης, καὶ ὅσα πεπόνθασιν διὰ ταῦτα καὶ ὅσα αὐτοῖς ἐγένετο
• Esther 9:29
  καὶ ἔγραψεν Ἐσθῆρ ἡ βασίλισσα θυγάτηρ Ἀμιναδὰβ καὶ Μαρδοχαῖος ὁ Ἰουδαῖος ὅσα ἐποίησαν τό τε στερέωμα τῆς ἐπιστολῆς τῶν Φρουραί.
• Esther 10:11
  Ἔτους τετάρτου βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου καὶ Κλεοπάτρας εἰσήνεγκεν Δοσίθεος, ὃς ἔφη εἶναι ἱερεὺς καὶ Λευείτης, καὶ Πτολεμαῖος ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ τὴν προκειμένην ἐπιστολὴν τῶν Φρουραί, ἣν ἔφασαν εἶναι καὶ ἑρμηνευκέναι Λυσίμαχον Πτολεμαίου τῶν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ.
• 1 Maccabees 5:14
  Ἔτι αἱ ἐπιστολαὶ ἀνεγινώσκοντο, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄγγελοι ἕτεροι παρεγένοντο ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας διερρηχότες τὰ ἱμάτια, ἀπαγγέλλοντες κατὰ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα,
• 1 Maccabees 9:60
  καὶ ἀπῆρεν τοῦ ἐλθεῖν μετὰ δυνάμεως πολλῆς, καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ἐπιστολὰς λάθρα πᾶσι τοῖς συμμάχοις αὐτοῦ τοῖς ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαία, ὅπως συλλάββωσιν τὸν Ἰωναθὰν καὶ τοὺς σὺν αὐτῷ· καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο, ὅτι ἐγνώσθη αὐτοῖς ἡ βουλὴ αὐτῶν.
• 1 Maccabees 10:3
  καὶ ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς Ἰωναθὰν ἐπιστολὰς Δημήτριος λόγοις εἰρηνικοῖς, ὥστε μεγαλῦναι αὐτόν,
• 1 Maccabees 10:7
  Καὶ ἦλθεν Ἰωναθὰν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ, καὶ ἀνέγνω τὰς ἐπιστολὰς εἰς τὰ ὦτα παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ τῶν ἐκ τῆς ἄκρας.
• 1 Maccabees 10:17
  καὶ ἔγραψεν ἐπιστολὰς καὶ ἀπέστειλεν αὐτῷ κατὰ τοὺς λόγους τούτους λέγων
• 1 Maccabees 11:29
  καὶ εὐδόκησεν ὁ βασιλεύς, καὶ ἔγραψεν τῷ Ἰωναθὰν ἐπιστολὰς περὶ πάντων τούτων ἐχούσας τὸν τρόπον τοῦτον
• 1 Maccabees 11:31
  τὸ ἀντίγραφον τῆς ἐπιστολῆς, ἧς ἐγράψαμεν Λασθένει τῷ συγγενεῖ ἡμῶν περὶ ὑμῶν, γεγράφαμεν καὶ πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ὅπως ἴδητε
• 1 Maccabees 12:2
  καὶ πρὸς Σπαρτιάτας καὶ τόπους ἑτέρους ἀπέστειλεν ἐπιστολὰς κατὰ ταῦτα.
• 1 Maccabees 12:4
  καὶ ἔδωκαν ἐπιστολὰς αὐτοῖς πρὸς αὐτοὺς κατὰ τόπον, ὅπως προπέμπωσιν αὐτοὺς εἰς γῆν Ἰούδα μετ’ εἰρήνης.
• 1 Maccabees 12:5
  καὶ τοῦτο ἀντίγραφον τῶν ἐπιστολῶν ὦν ἔγραψεν Ἰωναθὰν τοῖς Σπαρτιάταις
• 1 Maccabees 12:7
  ἔτι πρότερον ἀπεστάλησαν ἐπιστολαὶ πρὸς Ὀνίαν τὸν ἀρχιερέα, παρὰ δ’ Ἀρείου τοῦ βασιλεύοντος ἐν ὑμῖν, ὅτι ἐστὲ ἀδελφοὶ ἡμῶν, ὡς τὸ ἀντίγραφον ὑπόκειται.
• 1 Maccabees 12:8
  καὶ ἐπεδέξατο Ὀνίας τὸν ἄνδρα τὸν ἀπεσταλμένον ἐνδόξως, καὶ ἔλαβεν τὰς ἐπιστολάς, ἐν αἷς διεσαφεῖτο περὶ συμμαχίας καὶ φιλίας.
• 1 Maccabees 12:17
  ἐνετειλάμεθα οὖν αὐτοῖς καὶ πρὸς ὑμᾶς πορευθῆναι καὶ ἀσπάσασθαι ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἀποδοῦναι ὑμῖν τὰς παρ’ ἡμῶν ἐπιστολὰς περὶ τῆς ἀνανεώσεως καὶ τῆς ἀδελφότητος ἡμῶν.
• 1 Maccabees 12:19
  Καὶ τοῦτο τὸ ἀντίγραφον τῶν ἐπιστολῶν ὧν ἀπέστειλαν Ὀνείᾳ
• 1 Maccabees 13:35
  καὶ ἀπέστειλεν αὐτῷ Δημήτριος ὁ βασιλεὺς κατὰ τοὺς λόγους τούτους, καὶ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ, καὶ ἔγραψεν αὐτῷ ἐπιστολὴν τοιαύτην
• 1 Maccabees 14:20
  καὶ τοῦτο τὸ ἀντίγραφον τῶν ἐπιστολῶν ὧν ἀπέστειλαν οἱ Σπαρτιᾶται Σπαρτιατῶν ἄρχοντες καὶ ἡ πόλις Σίμωνι ἱερεῖ μεγάλῳ καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις καὶ τοῖς ἱερεῦσι καὶ τῷ λοιπῷ δήμῳ τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἀδελφοῖς χαίρειν.

Biblion's Septuagint: the Greek Old Testament in H. B. Swete's edition (Cambridge, 1896–1905), as digitized by the Open Greek and Latin project at the University of Leipzig (First1KGreek), corrected against the printed pages, with lemmas, morphology, Strong's numbers and links to the Hebrew prepared for Biblion. CC BY-SA 4.0.