All Wordsepistle

epistle

ɪˈpɪsl̩

A letter, especially a formal one or one of the letters in the New Testament.

stello
"to send, place", in Ancient Greek (Indo-European), Classical Period, Greece
epi
"upon, on, over", in Ancient Greek (Indo-European), Classical Period, Greece

Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house. And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.

Colossians 4:15-16, KJV

Historical

epistola /epistola/

Classical Latin, Rome

ἐπιστολή /epistolē/

Ancient Greek, Greece

epistol /epistol/

Old English, England

Related

testamentA document that the author has sworn to be true; especially a will or one of the two major divisions of the Christian Bible