Epistellō ἐπιστέλλω

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Epistellō
ἐπιστέλλω
Transliterationepistellō
Strong's numberG1989
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto write to
Occurrences3 in 3 verses
Most frequent inActs (2)

Epistellō (Greek ἐπιστέλλω, Strong's G1989) is a Greek verb meaning “to write to”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἐπι-στέλλω
[in LXX: 3Ki.5:8 Neh.6:19 (שָׁלַח), Jdth.15:4, 1Ma.10:25 1Mac 12:7 1Mac 13:18 (in each case with seel. ἀποσ-) * ;]
1. to send to.
2. to send a message by letter, to write word (MM, Exp., xiv): with dative of person(s), Act.21:25, Heb.13:22; before τοῦ, with inf., Act.15:20.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVwrite (1), written (1), letter (1)
BSBwe should write (1), have written (1)

Verses

Every verse with Epistellō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Acts

Hebrews

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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