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Lexicon :: Strong's G1992 - epistolē

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ἐπιστολή
Transliteration
epistolē (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-is-tol-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:593,1074

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπιστολή epistolḗ, ep-is-tol-ay'; from G1989; a written message:—"epistle," letter.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's G1992 in the following manner: epistle (15x), letter (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's G1992 in the following manner: epistle (15x), letter (9x).

  1. a letter, epistle

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπιστολή epistolḗ, ep-is-tol-ay'; from G1989; a written message:—"epistle," letter.
STRONGS G1992:
ἐπιστολή, -ῆς, ἡ, (ἐπιστέλλω), a letter, epistle: Acts 15:30; Romans 16:22; 1 Corinthians 5:9, etc.; plural, Acts 9:2; 2 Corinthians 10:10, etc.; ἐπιστολαὶ συστατικαί, letters of commendation, 2 Corinthians 3:1 [Winers Grammar, 176 (165). On the possible use of the plural of this word interchangeably with the singular (cf. Thomas Magister, Ritschl edition, p. 113, 8), see Bp. Lightfoot and Meyer on Philippians 3:1. (Euripides, Thucydides, others)].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
9:2; 15:30
Romans
16:22
1 Corinthians
5:9
2 Corinthians
3:1; 10:10
Philippians
3:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1992 matches the Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolē),
which occurs 24 times in 23 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:2 - and he asked for letters [of authority] from him to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any men or women there belonging to [fn]the Way [believers, followers of Jesus the Messiah], men and women alike, he could arrest them and bring them bound [with chains] to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:30 -

So when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch; and after assembling the congregation, they delivered the letter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:5 - as the high priest and all the Council of the elders (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) can testify; because from them I received letters to the brothers, and I was on my way to Damascus in order to bring those [believers] who were there to Jerusalem in chains to be punished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:25 - And [after instructing the centurions] he wrote a letter to this effect:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:33 - When these [horsemen] reached Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor, and also presented Paul to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:22 -

I, [fn]Tertius, the writer (scribe) of this letter, greet you in the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:9 -

I wrote you in my [previous] letter not to associate with [sexually] immoral people—

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:3 - When I arrive, I will send whomever you approve with letters [of authorization] to take your gift [of charity and love] to Jerusalem;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:1 -

Are we starting to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some [false teachers], letters of recommendation to you or from you? [No!]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:2 - You are our letter [of recommendation], written in our hearts, recognized and read by everyone.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:3 - You show that you are a letter from Christ, delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:8 - For even though I did grieve you with my [fn]letter, I do not regret it [now]; though I did regret it —for I see that the letter hurt you, though only for a little while—

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:9 - nor do I want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:10 - for they say, “His letters are weighty and forceful and impressive, but his [fn]personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible [of no account].”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:11 - Let such people realize that what we say by word in letters when we are absent, is the same as what we are in action when present.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:16 - When this letter has been read among you, see that it is read in the church of the Laodiceans; and also that you in turn read [fn]my letter [that is coming to you] from Laodicea.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:27 - I solemnly charge you by the Lord to have this letter read before all the [fn]congregation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:2 - not to be quickly unsettled or alarmed either by a [so-called prophetic revelation of a] spirit or a message or a letter [alleged to be] from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has [already] come.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:15 - So then, [fn]brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold [tightly] to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:14 -

Now if anyone [in the church] does not obey what we say in this letter, take special note of that person and do not associate with him, so that he will be ashamed and repent.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:17 -

I, Paul, write you this final greeting with my own hand. This is the distinguishing mark in every letter [of mine, that shows it is genuine]. It is the way I write [my handwriting and signature].

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:1 -

Beloved, I am now writing you this second letter. In this [as in the first one], I am stirring up your untainted mind to remind you,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:16 - speaking about these things as he does in all of his letters. In which there are some things that are difficult to understand, which the untaught and unstable [who have fallen into error] twist and misinterpret, just as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
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