GreekG1992Noun (Feminine)

ἐπιστολή

epistolē

23Occurrences
G1992Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a written message

from G1989 (ἐπιστέλλω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a message.
2.a letter, an epistle
LXX: for אִגֶּרֶת, etc.; frequently in Mac

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ἐπιστολή appears 23 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
7
Acts
5
2 Thessalonians
4
1 Corinthians
2
2 Peter
2
1 Thessalonians
1
Colossians
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 16:3BSB

Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

2 Corinthians 10:10BSB

For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”

2 Corinthians 3:3BSB

It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

2 Thessalonians 2:2BSB

not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come.

Acts 15:30BSB

So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.

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