epistel

From Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ). Compare Old Norse pistill.

• IPA^(key): [eˈpisdəl]

epistel c (singular definite epistelen or epistlen, plural indefinite epistler)

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

   Coordinate terms: evangelium, lektie

• “epistel” in Den Danske Ordbog

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌeːˈpɪs.təl/

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• Hyphenation: epis‧tel
• Rhymes: -ɪstəl

epistel n or m (plural epistels, diminutive episteltje n)

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

   Synonym: zendbrief

• epistolair

• → Indonesian: epistel

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛpɪs.təl]
• Hyphenation: èpis‧têl

èpistêl (plural epistel-epistel)

1. (Christianity) epistle, one of the letters included as a book of the New Testament

• epistola

• “epistel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

epistel c

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