ἐπιστολήepistolḗ
a written message
Greek (New Testament) · G1992
Meanings
1. a message.
2. a letter, an epistle: Acts 9:2, 1 Corinthians 5:9, and elsewhere; plural, Acts 22:5, 1 Corinthians 16:3, and elsewhere; ἐ. σνστατικαί, 2 Corinthians 3:1.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 24 times in the Bible.
- Acts 9:2 He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem in chains.
- Acts 15:30 The messengers went at once to Antioch, where they called a general meeting of the believers and delivered the letter.
- Acts 22:5 The high priest and the whole council of elders can testify that this is so. For I received letters from them to our Jewish brothers in Damascus, authorizing me to bring the followers of the Way from there to Jerusalem, in chains, to be punished.
- Acts 23:25 Then he wrote this letter to the governor:
- Acts 23:33 When they arrived in Caesarea, they presented Paul and the letter to Governor Felix.
- Romans 16:22 I, Tertius, the one writing this letter for Paul, send my greetings, too, as one of the Lord’s followers.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.