noun · feminine
epistolas
Greekἐπιστολή (epistolē)
Strong’sG1992
a letter, dispatch, epistle
stem epistol-24 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books8 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐπι-στολή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< ἐπιατέλλω), [in LXX for אִגֶּרֶת, etc.; freq. in Mac;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1992 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-is-tol-ay'
a written message
Fromfrom G1989;
King James"epistle," letter.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | epistolas4×ἐπιστολὴ | epistolais1×ἐπιστολαὶ |
| object accusative | epistolan6×ἐπιστολὴν | epistolain2×ἐπιστολὰς |
| direct address vocative | epistolar | epistolair |
| of, belonging to genitive | epistolau3×ἐπιστολῆς | epistolaiu4×ἐπιστολῶν |
| to, for dative | epistola3×ἐπιστολῇ | epistolai1×ἐπιστολαῖς |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
epistola is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
24 occurrences, every one of them listed
epistolas“letter”subjectnominative singular4×
2 Corinthians 3:2“letter”tas epistolas nu vis avō, engrafirētas en tai kardiai nu, gnōskirōtas kai anaginōskirōtas hupo pantoiu anthrōpoiu;You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.
2 Corinthians 3:3“letter”fanerirōtois hoti avō epistolas Christou diakoniratas hupo nu, engrafirētas ouk melane alla pneume theou zōarōtou, ouk en plaxai lithinai alla en plaxai kardiai sarkinai.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.
2 Corinthians 7:8“letter”hoti ei kai lupama vin en ta epistola, ouk metamelemō; ei kai metameleme blepamō hoti tas epistolas ekeinas ei kai pros hōran lupata vin,Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it— for I see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time—
Colossians 4:16“letter”kai hotan anaginōskiteia para vi tas epistolas, poiavar hina kai en ta Laodikeuoiu ekklēsa anaginōskiteia, kai tan ek Laodikeiau hina kai vis anaginōskaveia.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.
epistolan“letter”objectaccusative singular6×
Acts 15:30“letter”Tois men oun apoluiratois katerchala eis Antiocheian, kai sunagaratois tem plēthem epidōala tan epistolan;So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.
Acts 23:25“letter”grafaratos epistolan echarōtan ton tupon houton;And he wrote the following letter:
Acts 23:33“letter”hotinois eisercharatois eis tan Kaisareian kai anadōaratois tan epistolan to hēgemōno paristanala kai ton Paulon auto.When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
Romans 16:22“letter”aspazemō vin mis Tertios tos grafaratos tan epistolan en kurio.I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 5:27“letter”enorkizamō vin ton kurion anaginōskira tan epistolan pantoi toi adelfoi.I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.
2 Peter 3:1“letter”Houtan ēdē, agapētoir, deuteran vi grafamō epistolan, en hai diegeiramō vu en hupomnēsia tan eilikrinan dianoian,Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
epistolau“letter”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
2 Thessalonians 2:2“letter”eis tem mē tacheōs saleuira vin apo tou nouou mēde throirō mēte dia pneumeu mēte dia logou mēte dia epistolau hōs dia nu, hōs hoti enistanatē tas hēmeras tou kuriou.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.
2 Thessalonians 2:15“letter”ara oun, adelfoir, stēkavōr, kai kratavōr tain paradosiain hain didaskiva eite dia logou eite dia epistolau nu.Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.
2 Thessalonians 3:14“letter”Ei de tinos ouk hupakouatō to logo nu dia tau epistolau, houton sēmeievōr, mē sunanamignuerō auto, hina entrepiteia;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.
epistola“letter”to, fordative singular3×
1 Corinthians 5:9“letter”Grafama vi en ta epistola mē sunanamignuerō pornoi,I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
2 Corinthians 7:8“letter”hoti ei kai lupama vin en ta epistola, ouk metamelemō; ei kai metameleme blepamō hoti tas epistolas ekeinas ei kai pros hōran lupata vin,Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it— for I see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time—
2 Thessalonians 3:17“letter”Tos aspasmos ta ēma cheira Paulou, hem atō sēmem en panta epistola; houtōs grafamō.This greeting is in my own hand — Paul. This is my mark in every letter; it is the way I write.
epistolais“letters”subjectnominative plural1×
2 Corinthians 10:10“letters”hoti Tais epistolais men, fēatō, baruais kai ischurais, tas de parousias teu sōmeu asthenas kai tos logos exouthenirētos.For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”
epistolain“letters”objectaccusative plural2×
Acts 9:2“letters”aiteta para autou epistolain eis Damaskan pros tain sunagōgain, hopōs ean tinoin heuriskateia tau hodau arōtoin, anēroin tē kai gunaikain, dirētoin agateia eis Ierousalēm.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 22:5“letters”hōs kai tos archierevos marturatō mi kai pantem tem presbuteriem; para hoiu kai epistolain decheratos pros toin adelfoin eis Damaskan poreueme agaritos kai toin ekeise arōtoin dirētoin eis Ierousalēm hina timōrileia.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.
epistolaiu“letters”of, belonging togenitive plural4×
1 Corinthians 16:3“letters”hotan de paraginemeia, hoin ean dokimazaveia dia epistolaiu, houtoin pempami apoferara tan charian vu eis Ierousalēm;Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
2 Corinthians 3:1“letters”Archenō palin heautoin sunistanarō? ē mē chrēzanō hōs tinois sustatikaiu epistolaiu pros vin ē ek vu?Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
2 Corinthians 10:9“letters”hina mē dokameia hōs an ekfobarō vin dia taiu epistolaiu;I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.
2 Corinthians 10:11“letters”houtem logizetōr tos toioutos, hoti hoiois anō to logo dia epistolaiu apeiarōtois, toioutois kai pareiarōtois te erge.Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.
epistolai“letters”to, fordative plural1×
2 Peter 3:16“letters”hōs kai en pantai tai epistolai lalarōtos en autai peri houteiu, en hai atō dusnoēteim tineim, heim tois amathois kai astēriktois streblalō hōs kai tain loipain grafain pros tan idian autoiu apōleian.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.