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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 18 times in 18 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:1 - King Hezekiah now sent word to all Israel and Judah, and he wrote letters of invitation to the people of Ephraim and Manasseh. He asked everyone to come to the Temple of the LORD at Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:6 - At the king’s command, runners were sent throughout Israel and Judah. They carried letters that said: “O people of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel,[fn] so that he will return to the few of us who have survived the conquest of the Assyrian kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:6 - Years later when Xerxes[fn] began his reign, the enemies of Judah wrote a letter of accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:8 - [fn]Rehum the governor and Shimshai the court secretary wrote the letter, telling King Artaxerxes about the situation in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:11 - This is a copy of their letter: “To King Artaxerxes, from your loyal subjects in the province west of the Euphrates River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:6 - This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai the governor, Shethar-bozenai, and the other officials of the province west of the Euphrates River sent to King Darius:

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:7 - I also said to the king, “If it please the king, let me have letters addressed to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River,[fn] instructing them to let me travel safely through their territories on my way to Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:8 - And please give me a letter addressed to Asaph, the manager of the king’s forest, instructing him to give me timber. I will need it to make beams for the gates of the Temple fortress, for the city walls, and for a house for myself.” And the king granted these requests, because the gracious hand of God was on me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:9 - When I came to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River, I delivered the king’s letters to them. The king, I should add, had sent along army officers and horsemen[fn] to protect me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:5 - The fifth time, Sanballat’s servant came with an open letter in his hand,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:17 - During those fifty-two days, many letters went back and forth between Tobiah and the nobles of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:19 - They kept telling me about Tobiah’s good deeds, and then they told him everything I said. And Tobiah kept sending threatening letters to intimidate me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:14 - A copy of this decree was to be issued as law in every province and proclaimed to all peoples, so that they would be ready to do their duty on the appointed day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:26 - That is why this celebration is called Purim, because it is the ancient word for casting lots.
So because of Mordecai’s letter and because of what they had experienced,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:29 - Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote another letter putting the queen’s full authority behind Mordecai’s letter to establish the Festival of Purim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:2 - that sends ambassadors
in swift boats down the river.
Go, swift messengers!
Take a message to a tall, smooth-skinned people,
who are feared far and wide
for their conquests and destruction,
and whose land is divided by rivers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 39:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:1 - Soon after this, Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent Hezekiah his best wishes and a gift. He had heard that Hezekiah had been very sick and that he had recovered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:1 - Jeremiah wrote a letter from Jerusalem to the elders, priests, prophets, and all the people who had been exiled to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar.
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