"to send word to, to send injunctions, Acts 15:20; 21:25; to write to, write a letter, Heb. 13:22*"
Definition and meaning
to send word to, to send injunctions, Acts 15:20; 21:25; to write to, write a letter, Heb. 13:22*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐπιστέλλω
Historical context
The Roman Empire provided infrastructure no previous civilization had built — roads, sea routes, a common language in Greek, and relative peace across the Mediterranean. Jewish synagogues existed in every major city, giving Paul a starting point everywhere he traveled. The early church had no buildings, no political power, no social standing — and spread faster than any movement in ancient history.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of epistello (G1989) across the King James Bible.
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.
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Common questions
Strong's G1989 (epistello) is a Greek word that means: to send word to, to send injunctions, Acts 15:20; 21:25; to write to, write a letter, Heb. 13:22* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word epistello (G1989) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1989 is epistello, a Greek word defined as: to send word to, to send injunctions, Acts 15:20; 21:25; to write to, write a letter, Heb. 13:22*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
epistello is a Greek word found in the New Testament.