Epistolē ἐπιστολή

Epistolē (Greek ἐπιστολή, Strong's G1992) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “epistle”. It occurs 24 times in 23 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

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

Translated as

Verses

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

Acts

• Acts 9:2
  And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
• Acts 15:30
  So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.
• Acts 22:5
  As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
• Acts 23:25
  And he wrote a letter after this manner:And he wrote the following letter:
• Acts 23:33
  Who, when they came to Cesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.

Romans

• Romans 16:22
  I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord.I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 5:9
  I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
• 1 Corinthians 16:3
  And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 3:1
  Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
• 2 Corinthians 3:2
  Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.
• 2 Corinthians 3:3
  Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.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 Corinthians 7:8
  For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it, I now see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time.
• 2 Corinthians 10:9
  That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.
• 2 Corinthians 10:10
  For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”
• 2 Corinthians 10:11
  Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.

Colossians

• Colossians 4:16
  And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.

1 Thessalonians

• 1 Thessalonians 5:27
  I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.

2 Thessalonians

• 2 Thessalonians 2:2
  That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.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.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:15
  Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:14
  And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:17
  The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is my mark in every letter; it is the way I write.

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 3:1
  This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
• 2 Peter 3:16
  As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.

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).