ἐπιστολή
ἐπιστολ-ή,
ἡ,(
ἐπιστέλλω)
A). anything sent by a messenger, message, order, commission, whether verbal or in writing,
Hdt. 4.10 ,
Th. 8.45 , etc.;
ἐξ ἐπιστολῆς by
command,
Hdt. 6.50 : used by Trag. always in pl.,
A. Pr. 3 ,
Pers. 783 ,
Supp. 1012 ,
S. Aj. 781 ,
OC 1601 , etc.;
Πενθέως ἐπιστολαῖς by his
commands,
E. Ba. 442 ;
τέκνων ἐπιστολὰς ἔγραψεν commands about her children,
Id. Hipp. 858 .
2)..
letter,
ἐ. διαπέμπειν, ἀποδοῦναι,
Th. 1.129 ,
7.10 ;
λύειν Id. 1.132 ;
ἐ. ἔδωκεν ἀποδοῦναι Lys. 20.27 ;
πέμπειν τινί E. IT 589 (pl.): in pl. of one letter, like
γράμματα , Lat.
litterae,
Id. IA 111 ,
314 ,
Th. 1.132 , etc.;
ὁ ἐπὶ τῶν ἐπιστολῶν .. τοῦ Ὄθωνος, Lat.
ab epistulis Othoni, his
secretary,
Plu. Oth. 9 ;
νομογραφικὴ ἐ.
BGU 1135.7 (i B.C.).
ShortDef
a message, command, commission
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἐπιστολή
Headword (normalized/stripped):
επιστολη
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-41044
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἐπιστολ-ή</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">ἐπιστέλλω</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">anything sent by a messenger, message, order, commission</span>, whether verbal or in writing, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 4.10 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 8.45 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ἐξ ἐπιστολῆς</span> by <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">command</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:50" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.50/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 6.50 </a>: used by Trag. always in pl., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 3 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:783" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:783/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 783 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1012" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1012/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 1012 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:781" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:781/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 781 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1601" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1601/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 1601 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">Πενθέως ἐπιστολαῖς</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">by</span> his <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">commands</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:442" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:442/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 442 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τέκνων ἐπιστολὰς ἔγραψεν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">commands about</span> her children, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:858" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:858/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hipp.</span> 858 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span>. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">letter</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ἐ. διαπέμπειν, ἀποδοῦναι</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:129" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.129/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.129 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.10/canonical-url/"> 7.10 </a>; <span class="quote greek">λύειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:132" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.132/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 1.132 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐ. ἔδωκεν ἀποδοῦναι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg020.perseus-grc1:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg020.perseus-grc1:27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lys.</span> 20.27 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">πέμπειν</span> <span class="quote greek">τινί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:589" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:589/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IT</span> 589 </a> (pl.): in pl. of one letter, like <span class="ref greek">γράμματα</span> , Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">litterae</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc1:111" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc1:111/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IA</span> 111 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc1:314" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc1:314/canonical-url/"> 314 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:132" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.132/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.132 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ὁ ἐπὶ τῶν ἐπιστολῶν .. τοῦ Ὄθωνος</span>, Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ab epistulis Othoni</span>, his <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">secretary</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg066:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg066:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Oth.</span> 9 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">νομογραφικὴ ἐ</span>. <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BGU</span> 1135.7 </span> (i B.C.).</div> </div><br><br>'}