epistel

See also: Epistel

Dutch

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeːˈpɪs.təl/

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• Hyphenation: epis‧tel
• Rhymes: -ɪstəl

Noun

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

Related terms

• epistolair

Descendants

• → Indonesian: epistel

Indonesian

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

èpistêl (plural epistel-epistel)

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

Alternative forms

• epistola

Further reading

• “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.

Swedish

Noun

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.

Declension

Declension of epistel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	epistel	epistels
	definite	episteln	epistelns
plural	indefinite	epistlar	epistlars
	definite	epistlarna	epistlarnas