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Lexicon :: Strong's G1992 - epistolē

Aa
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 BoxAct 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:2 - And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:30 - So they, being sent away, came down to Antioch, and having got the people together, they gave them the letter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:5 - Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:25 - And he sent a letter in these words:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:33 - And they, when they came to Caesarea, gave the letter to the ruler, and took Paul before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:22 - I, Tertius, who have done the writing of this letter, send love in the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:9 - In my letter I said to you that you were not to keep company with those who go after the desires of the flesh;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:3 - And when I come, I will send the men of your selection with letters to take the money you have got together to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:1 - Do we seem to be again attempting to put ourselves in the right? or have we need, as some have, of letters of approval to you or from you?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:2 - You yourselves are our letter, whose writing is in our heart, open for every man's reading and knowledge;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:3 - For you are clearly a letter of Christ, the fruit of our work, recorded not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in stone, but in hearts of flesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:8 - For though my letter gave you pain, I have no regret for it now, though I had before; for I see that the letter gave you pain, but only for a time.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:9 - That I may not seem to have the desire of causing you fear by my letters.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:10 - For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:11 - Let those who say this keep in mind that, what we are in word by letters when we are away, so will we be in act when we are present.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:16 - And when this letter has been made public among you, let the same be done in the church of Laodicea; and see that you have the letter from Laodicea.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:27 - I give orders in the name of the Lord that all the brothers are to be present at the reading of this letter.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:2 - That you may not be moved in mind or troubled by a spirit, or by a word, or by a letter as from us, with the suggestion that the day of the Lord is even now come;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:15 - So then, brothers, be strong in purpose, and keep the teaching which has been given to you by word or by letter from us.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:14 - And if any man does not give attention to what we have said in this letter, take note of that man, and keep away from him, so that he may be shamed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:17 - These words of love to you at the end are in my writing, Paul's writing, and this is the mark of every letter from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:1 - My loved ones, this is now my second letter to you, and in this as in the first, I am attempting to keep your true minds awake;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:16 - And as he said in all his letters, which had to do with these things; in which are some hard sayings, so that, like the rest of the holy Writings, they are twisted by those who are uncertain and without knowledge, to the destruction of their souls.
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