Epistellō ἐπιστέλλω
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| ἐπιστέλλω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | epistellō |
| Strong's number | G1989 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to write to |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (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)
[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
| KJV | write (1), written (1), letter (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | we 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
- Acts 15:20But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.
- Acts 21:25As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.”
Hebrews
- Hebrews 13:22And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).