epistello - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1989 — halmuth (“hammer”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1989 ἐπιστέλλω (epistello) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. epistello (ep-ee-stel'-lo) v. 1. to enjoin (by writing) 2. (genitive case) to communicate by letter (for any purpose) It has 3 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include write and letter. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
epistello (ep-ee-stel'-lo) v. 1. to enjoin (by writing) 2. (genitive case) to communicate by letter (for any purpose) [from G1909 and G4724] KJV: write (a letter, unto) Root(s): G1909, G4724
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1989. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to write to
Usage: ἐπι-στέλλω [in LXX: 3Ki.5:8 Neh.6:19 (שָׁלַח), Jdth.15:4, 1Ma.10:25 1Mac 12:7 1Mac 13:18 (in each case with seel. ἀποσ-) * ;] __1. to send to. __2. to send a message by letter, to write word (MM, Exp., xiv): with dative of person(s), Act.21:25, Heb.13:22; before τοῦ, with inf., Act.15:20.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render epistello, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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3 indexed usages in New Testament.
But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1989.
But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1989, grouped by book.
Strong's G1989 is a Greek entry for G1989 ἐπιστέλλω (epistello). epistello (ep-ee-stel'-lo) v. 1. to enjoin (by writing) 2. (genitive case) to communicate by letter (for any purpose)
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's G1989 across 2 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1989 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as write and letter. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.