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Strong's numbers

ἐπιστολή G1992

epistolḗ

ep-is-tol-ay'

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

Abbott–Smith

ἐπι-στολή, -ῆς, ἡ (< ἐπιατέλλω), [in LXX for אִגֶּרֶת, etc.; freq. in Mac ;]
1. a message.
2. a letter, an epistle: Ac 9:2, I Co 5:9, al.; pl., Ac 22:5, I Co 16:3, al.; ἐ. σνστατικαί, II Co 3:1 (cf. Milligan, NTD, 254 f.). (On the NT ἐπιστολαί, cf. Milligan, Th., 121 ff.; NTD, 85 ff.; Deiss., BS, 3 ff.; St. Paul, 8 ff.)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), in the public domain.

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: