Lexical Definition
ἐπιστολή epistolḗ (ep-is-tol-ay') epistle G:N-F
from ἐπιστέλλω
"epistle," letter.
- a written message
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἐπιστολῶν | letters | 1Cor.16.3 • 2Cor.3.1 • 2Cor.10.9 • 2Cor.10.11 |
| ἐπιστολῇ | letter | 1Cor.5.9 • 2Cor.7.8 • 2Thess.3.17 |
| ἐπιστολῆσ | letter | 2Thess.2.2 • 2Thess.2.15 • 2Thess.3.14 |
| ἐπιστολὴν | a letter | Acts.23.25 |
| letter | Acts.23.33 • Rom.16.22 • 1Thess.5.27 | |
| ἐπιστολὴ | a letter | 2Cor.3.3 |
| letter | 2Cor.3.2 • 2Cor.7.8 | |
| ἐπιστολὰσ | letters | Acts.9.2 • Acts.22.5 |
| ἐπιστολαῖσ | letters | 2Pet.3.16 |
| ἐπιστολαὶ | letters | 2Cor.10.10 |
| ἐπιστολήν | letter | Acts.15.30 • 2Pet.3.1 |
| ἐπιστολή | letter | Col.4.16 |
| επιστολών | letters | LXX.Esth.3.14 |
| επιστολαίσ | letters | LXX.2Chr.30.6 |
| επιστολαί | letters | LXX.Neh.6.17 |
| επιστολήσ | by letter | LXX.Ezra.5.6 |
| letter | LXX.Ezra.4.11 • LXX.Esth.9.29 | |
| of this letter | LXX.Esth.9.26 | |
| επιστολήν | a letter | LXX.Ezra.4.6 • LXX.Neh.2.8 • LXX.Neh.6.5 |
| letter | LXX.Ezra.4.8 | |
| επιστολάσ | letters | LXX.2Kgs.20.12 • LXX.2Chr.30.1 • LXX.Neh.2.7 • LXX.Neh.2.9 • LXX.Neh.6.19 • LXX.Isa.18.2 • LXX.Isa.39.1 |
Abbott-Smith
ἐπι-στολή, -ῆς, ἡ (< ἐπιατέλλω), [in LXX for אִגֶּרֶת, etc.; freq. in Mac ;]
1. a message.
2. a letter, an epistle: Ac 9:2, I Co 5:9, al.; pl., Ac 22:5, I Co 16:3, al.; ἐ. σνστατικαί, II Co 3:1 (cf. Milligan, NTD, 254 f.). (On the NT ἐπιστολαί, cf. Milligan, Th., 121 ff.; NTD, 85 ff.; Deiss., BS, 3 ff.; St. Paul, 8 ff.)
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Acts | 9:2 · 22:5 |
| 1 Corinthians | 5:9 · 16:3 |
| 2 Corinthians | 3:1 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἐπιστολή-ή, ἡ,
(ἐπιστέλλω) anything sent by a messenger, message, order, commission, whether verbal or in writing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξ ἐπιστολήῆς by command, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: used by Trag. always in plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Πενθέως ἐπιστολήαῖς by his commands, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τέκνων ἐπιστολήὰς ἔγραψεν commands about her children, [Refs]
__2. letter, ἐ. διαπέμπειν, ἀποδοῦναι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πέμπειν τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in plural of one letter, like{γράμματα}, Latin litterae, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ ἐπὶ τῶν ἐπιστολήῶν.. τοῦ Ὄθωνος, Latin ab epistulis Othoni, his secretary, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; νομογραφικὴ ἐ. [Refs 1st c.BC+]