Greek noun (feminine) · G1992
ἐπιστολή
epistoleep-is-tol-ay'
a message.; a letter, an epistle
24 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: epistolḗ
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1992is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 27New Testament books
- 10spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1992
a written message
The King James renders it: "epistle," letter.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
epistole is rendered "a message.; a letter, an epistle". It stands 24 times in the Greek text, across eight books.
- Eight of the uses stand in 2 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "a message.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Acts 9:2and 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.
- The Greek text spells it ten different ways.
The first use
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 9:2ἐπιστολὰς
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Eight of the word's twenty-four uses are in 2 Corinthians.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: a message., and a letter, an epistle.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐπιστρέφω | epistrepho | to turn | Uses36 |
| ἐπίσταμαι | epistamai | to know/understand | Uses14 |
| ἐπισκέπτομαι | episkeptomai | to visit/care for | Uses11 |
| ἐπισυνάγω | episynago | to gather | Uses8 |
| ἐπιστάτης | epistates | master | Uses7 |
| ἐπισκιάζω | episkiazo | to overshadow | Uses5 |
| ἐπίσκοπος | episkopos | overseer | Uses5 |
| ἐπισκοπή | episkope | oversight | Uses4 |
| ἐπιστηρίζω | episterizo | to strengthen | Uses4 |
| ἐπιστέλλω | epistello | to write to | Uses3 |
| ἐπίσημος | episemos | notable | Uses2 |
| ἐπισκοπέω | episkopeo | to oversee/care for | Uses2 |
and 12 more on the stem.
All 24, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
10 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐπιστολὴν4
- ἐπιστολῶν4
- ἐπιστολὴ3
- ἐπιστολῇ3
- ἐπιστολῆς3
- ἐπιστολὰς2
- ἐπιστολήν2
- ἐπιστολαὶ1
- ἐπιστολαῖς1
- ἐπιστολή1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular6N-ASF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural4N-GPF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular4N-NSF
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular3N-DSF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular3N-GSF
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural2N-APF
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural1N-DPF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural1N-NPF
Acts
five uses
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.
- ἐπιστολὰςepistolasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: letters
So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.
- ἐπιστολήνepistolennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: letter
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.
- ἐπιστολὰςepistolasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: letters
And he wrote the following letter:
- ἐπιστολὴνepistolennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: a letter
When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
- ἐπιστολὴνepistolennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: letter
Romans
one use
I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.
- ἐπιστολὴνepistolennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: letter
1 Corinthians
two uses
I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
- ἐπιστολῇepistoleanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: letter
Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
- ἐπιστολῶνepistolonnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluraltagged: letters
2 Corinthians
eight uses
Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
- ἐπιστολῶνepistolonnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluraltagged: letters
You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.
- ἐπιστολὴepistolenoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: letter
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.
- ἐπιστολὴepistolenoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: a letter
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.
- ἐπιστολῇepistoleanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: letter
- ἐπιστολὴepistolenoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: letter
I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.
- ἐπιστολῶνepistolonnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluraltagged: letters
For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”
- ἐπιστολαὶepistolainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: letters
Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.
- ἐπιστολῶνepistolonnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluraltagged: letters
Colossians
one use
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.
- ἐπιστολήepistolenoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: letter
1 Thessalonians
one use
I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.
- ἐπιστολὴνepistolennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: letter
2 Thessalonians
four uses
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.
- ἐπιστολῆςepistolesnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: letter
Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.
- ἐπιστολῆςepistolesnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: letter
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.
- ἐπιστολῆςepistolesnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: letter
This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is my mark in every letter; it is the way I write.
- ἐπιστολῇepistoleanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: letter
2 Peter
two uses
Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
- ἐπιστολήνepistolennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: letter
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.
- ἐπιστολαῖςepistolaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: letters
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.