"ἐπιστολή" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /e.pis.to.lɛ̌ː/, /e.pis.toˈli/, /e.pis.toˈli/, /e.pis.to.lɛ̌ː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /e.pis.toˈle̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /e.pis.toˈli/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /e.pis.toˈli/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /e.pis.toˈli/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ἐπιστέλλω (epistéllō, “to send a message”) + -η (-ē). Etymology templates: {{affix|grc|ἐπιστέλλω|-η|id2=o-grade|t1=to send a message}} ἐπιστέλλω (epistéllō, “to send a message”) + -η (-ē) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἐπῐστολῆς|f|first|head=ἐπῐστολή}} ἐπῐστολή • (epistolḗ) f (genitive ἐπῐστολῆς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἐπῐστολή|ἐπῐστολῆς}} Forms: ἐπῐστολή [canonical], epistolḗ [romanization], ἐπῐστολῆς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ ἐπῐστολή [nominative, singular], τὼ ἐπῐστολᾱ́ [dual, nominative], αἱ ἐπῐστολαί [nominative, plural], τῆς ἐπῐστολῆς [genitive, singular], τοῖν ἐπῐστολαῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν ἐπῐστολῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ ἐπῐστολῇ [dative, singular], τοῖν ἐπῐστολαῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς ἐπῐστολαῖς [dative, plural], τὴν ἐπῐστολήν [accusative, singular], τὼ ἐπῐστολᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ἐπῐστολᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], ἐπῐστολή [singular, vocative], ἐπῐστολᾱ́ [dual, vocative], ἐπῐστολαί [plural, vocative]
  1. message, letter
    Sense id: en-ἐπιστολή-grc-noun-l2qsSXm8 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η (o-grade), Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 33 29 37 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η (o-grade): 34 30 37 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 35 29 36
  2. command, commission, injunction
    Sense id: en-ἐπιστολή-grc-noun-C5KAeppJ Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η (o-grade), Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 33 29 37 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η (o-grade): 34 30 37 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 35 29 36
  3. dying command, will (legal document)
    Sense id: en-ἐπιστολή-grc-noun-4gnJinQN Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η (o-grade), Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 33 29 37 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η (o-grade): 34 30 37 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 35 29 36

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      "ipa": "/e.pis.to.lɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.pis.toˈli/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/e.pis.toˈli/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/e.pis.to.lɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/e.pis.toˈle̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.pis.toˈli/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.pis.toˈli/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.pis.toˈli/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἐπιστολή"
}
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      "form": "τοῖν ἐπῐστολαῖν",
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ἐπῐστολῇ",
      "roman": "têi epistolêi",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ἐπῐστολαῖν",
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        "dual"
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      "form": "ταῖς ἐπῐστολαῖς",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "τὴν ἐπῐστολήν",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τὼ ἐπῐστολᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ epistolā́",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς ἐπῐστολᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "tā̀s epistolā́s",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ἐπῐστολή",
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    {
      "form": "ἐπῐστολᾱ́",
      "roman": "epistolā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐπῐστολαί",
      "roman": "epistolaí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἐπῐστολῆς",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first",
        "head": "ἐπῐστολή"
      },
      "expansion": "ἐπῐστολή • (epistolḗ) f (genitive ἐπῐστολῆς); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἐπῐστολή",
        "2": "ἐπῐστολῆς"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "message, letter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "message",
          "message"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "command, commission, injunction"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "command",
          "command"
        ],
        [
          "commission",
          "commission"
        ],
        [
          "injunction",
          "injunction"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dying command, will (legal document)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "will",
          "will"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/e.pis.to.lɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.pis.toˈli/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.pis.toˈli/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.pis.to.lɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.pis.toˈle̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.pis.toˈli/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.pis.toˈli/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.pis.toˈli/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἐπιστολή"
}

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