Word study · Greek

epistolḗ

letter

Say it: ep-is-tol-AY (approximate)

ἐπιστολή

What it means

A letter. "By letter as from us" (2:2) and "the greeting... with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter" (3:14, 3:17).

Range of meaning

  • LetterA written message.
  • EpistleA formal letter.

In 2 Thessalonians