ἐπίσταλμα

ατος, τό
A. commission, Thphr. Char. 5.8.
II. . official communication or order, PFay. 26.4 (ii A.D.), Wilcken Chr. 42.3, 8 (iv A.D.), Cod.Just. 7.37.3.1c: pl., of Imperial letters, Just. Nov. 167.1.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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