ἘΠΙΣΤΕΛΛΕΙΝ, ἐπιστελλειν
EPISTELLEIN, epistellein
Sounds Like: ep-ee-STEL-line
Translations: to send a message, to write a letter, to command, to instruct
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΤΕΛΛΩ
Part of Speech: Infinitive Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ἐπί' (upon, to) and the verb 'στέλλω' (to send, to dispatch). It means to send a message or a letter to someone, often implying a command or instruction given through writing. It can be used in contexts where someone is giving orders or communicating important information in written form.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1989 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΣΤΕΛΛΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΕΣΤΑΛΚΑΣ — you have sent, you have written, you have dispatched, you have instructed
- ἘΠΕΣΤΑΛΚΕΙ — he had sent, she had sent, it had sent
- ἘΠΕΣΤΑΛΚΕΣΑΝ — they had sent, they had written, they had commanded
- ἘΠΕΣΤΑΛΜΕΝΑ — having been sent, dispatched, written, a letter, an epistle
- ἘΠΕΣΤΑΛΜΕΝΩΝ — (of) those sent, (of) those dispatched, (of) those commanded, (of) those instructed, (of) those written
- ἘΠΕΣΤΕΙΛΑ — I sent a letter, I wrote, I instructed, I commanded
- ἘΠΕΣΤΕΙΛΕ — he sent, he wrote, he sent a letter, he dispatched
- ἘΠΕΣΤΕΙΛΕΝ — he sent, he sent a letter, he wrote, he gave instructions
- ἘΠΕΣΤΕΛΛΕ — he was sending, he sent, he was writing, he wrote
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΛΕΝΤΩΝ — (of) having been sent, (of) having been commanded, (of) those who have been sent, (of) those who have been commanded
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΛΗ — it was sent, it was commanded, it was written
- ἘΠΙΣΤΕΙΛΑΙ — to send a message, to write, to command, to instruct, to enjoin
- ἘΠΙΣΤΕΙΛΑΝΤΟΣ — having sent, having written, having commanded, having given instructions
- ἘΠΙΣΤΕΙΛΑΣ — having sent a message, having written, having given instructions, having commanded
- ἘΠΙΣΤΕΙΛΕΙΕΝ — to send a message, to write, to command, to instruct
- ἘΠΙΣΤΕΛΛΕΙ — to send a message, to send word, to write, to command, to instruct
- ἘΠΙΣΤΕΛΛΟΜΕΝ — we write, we send a letter, we instruct by letter
- ἘΠΙΣΤΕΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ — of writing, of sending a letter, of giving instructions by letter
- ΕΠΕΣΤΕΙΛΕΝ — he sent, she sent, it sent, he wrote, she wrote, it wrote, he sent word, she sent word, it sent word
- ΕΠΕΣΤΙΛΑ — I sent, I wrote, I sent a letter, I wrote a letter
- ΕΠΕΣΤΙΛΑΜΕ — we wrote, we sent a letter, we sent word
- ΕΠΕΣΤΙΛΕΝ — he sent, she sent, it sent, he wrote, she wrote, it wrote
- ΕΠΙΣΤΕΛΛΩ — to send a message, to write a letter, to send word, to command by letter
- ΕΠΙΣΤΙΛΑΙ — to send a message, to send word, to write, to send a letter, to command by letter
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