epistel

Meaning

1. (masculine, neuter) epistle; a literary composition in the form of a letter
2. (masculine, neuter) epistle; one of the letters included as a book of the New Testament

Concepts

epistle

letter

missive

favour

handwriting

introit

script

writing

breve

encyclic

brief

character

Synonyms

brief

missive

schrijven

✍️

zendbrief

letter

Translations

Brief

lettre

carta

Sendschreiben

Epistel

epistola

epístola

missiva

carta

epístola

lettera

mektup

letra

επιστολή

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌeːˈpɪs.təl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: epistele

In summary

From Middle Dutch epistele, from Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ), from ἐπιστέλλω (epistéllō, “I send a message”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I prepare, send”).