Inside the Universes

'epistle'

[epistle.n.01] as in: a specially long, formal letter

'epistle'

[epistle.n.02] as in: a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle

Origins

					epistle (English)
└── epistre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── epistola (Latin)
        └── ἐπιστολή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
            └── ἐπιστέλλω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))