Strong's Greek · G1989

G1989 epistéllō

ἐπιστέλλω

ep-ee-stel'-lo

to write to

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epistéllō appears 3 times in Scripture, in Acts 15:20, Acts 21:25 and Hebrews 13:22. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to enjoin (by writing), i.e. (genitive case) to communicate by letter (for any purpose)

In the King James Version

write (a letter, unto)

Derivation

from G1909 (ἐπί) and G4724 (στέλλω);

Appears 3 times in Scripture

Acts 15:20

“Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.”

Acts 21:25

“As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.””

Hebrews 13:22

“I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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