Greek · Strong's G1989
ἐπιστέλλω
epistelloep-ee-stel'-lo
to enjoin (by writing), i.e. (genitive case) to communicate by letter (for any purpose)
1890 spelling: epistéllō
- ε5
- π80
- ι10
- σ200
- τ300
- ε5
- λ30
- λ30
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,460
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to enjoin (by writing), i.e. (genitive case) to communicate by letter (for any purpose)
Rendered in the KJV as
write (a letter, unto).
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἐπέστειλα1
- ἐπεστείλαμεν1
- ἐπιστεῖλαι1
How it is rendered · 3
- I have written1
- to write1
- wrote to1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAI-1P · 1
- V-AAI-1S · 1
- V-AAN · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 15:20ἐπιστεῖλαιepisteilaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)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.here: to write
- Acts 21:25ἐπεστείλαμενepesteilamenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person pluralAs 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.”here: wrote to