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- Letter - n. - One who lets or permits; one who lets anything for hire.
- Letter - n. - One who retards or hinders.
- Letter - n. - A mark or character used as the representative of a sound, or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a first element of written language.
- Letter - n. - A written or printed communication; a message expressed in intelligible characters on something adapted to conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle.
- Letter - n. - A writing; an inscription.
- Letter - n. - Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact signification or requirement.
- Letter - n. - A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.
- Letter - n. - Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.
- Letter - n. - A letter; an epistle.
- Letter - v. t. - To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words; as, a book gilt and lettered.
- Lettered - imp. & p. p. - of Letter
- Lettered - a. - Literate; educated; versed in literature.
- Lettered - a. - Of or pertaining to learning or literature; learned.
- Lettered - a. - Inscribed or stamped with letters.
- Letterer - n. - One who makes, inscribes, or engraves, alphabetical letters.
- Lettering - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Letter
- Lettering - n. - The act or business of making, or marking with, letters, as by cutting or painting.
- Lettering - n. - The letters made; as, the lettering of a sign.
- Letterless - a. - Not having a letter.
- Letterless - a. - Illiterate.
- Lettern - n. - See Lecturn.
- Letterpress - n. - Print; letters and words impressed on paper or other material by types; -- often used of the reading matter in distinction from the illustrations.
- Letterure - n. - Letters; literature.
- Letterwood - n. - The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus Brosimum (B. Aubletii), found in Guiana; -- so called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also called snakewood, and leopardwood. It is much used for bows and for walking sticks.
- Mail - v. t. - To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail; to post; as, to mail a letter.
- Oxbow - n. - A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river.
- Zed - n. - The letter Z; -- called also zee, and formerly izzard.
- Symbol - n. - An abbreviation standing for the name of an element and consisting of the initial letter of the Latin or New Latin name, or sometimes of the initial letter with a following one; as, C for carbon, Na for sodium (Natrium), Fe for iron (Ferrum), Sn for tin (Stannum), Sb for antimony (Stibium), etc. See the list of names and symbols under Element.
- Aitch - n. - The letter h or H.
- Ogee - n. - A molding, the section of which is the form of the letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See Illust. under Cyma.
- Postage - n. - The price established by law to be paid for the conveyance of a letter or other mailable matter by a public post.
- Charact - n. - A distinctive mark; a character; a letter or sign. [Obs.] See Character.
- Short - adv. - Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in utterance; -- opposed to long, and applied to vowels or to syllables. In English, the long and short of the same letter are not, in most cases, the long and short of the same sound; thus, the i in ill is the short sound, not of i in isle, but of ee in eel, and the e in pet is the short sound of a in pate, etc. See Quantity, and Guide to Pronunciation, //22, 30.
- Epistle - v. t. - To write; to communicate in a letter or by writing.
- Diploma - n. - A letter or writing, usually under seal, conferring some privilege, honor, or power; a document bearing record of a degree conferred by a literary society or educational institution.
- Apostrophe - n. - The mark ['] used to denote that a word is contracted (as in ne'er for never, can't for can not), and as a sign of the possessive, singular and plural; as, a boy's hat, boys' hats. In the latter use it originally marked the omission of the letter e.
- Postscript - n. - A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; an addition made to a book or composition after the main body of the work has been finished, containing something omitted, or something new occurring to the writer.
- Ywis - adv. - Certainly; most likely; truly; probably. Z () Z, the twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is taken from the Latin letter Z, which came from the Greek alphabet, this having it from a Semitic source. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. Etymologically, it is most closely related to s, y, and j; as in glass, glaze; E. yoke, Gr. /, L. yugum; E. zealous, jealous. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 273, 274.
- Gamma - n. - The third letter (/, / = Eng. G) of the Greek alphabet.
- Via - prep. - By the way of; as, to send a letter via Queenstown to London.
- Hypsiloid - a. - Resembling the Greek letter / in form; hyoid.
- Breathing - n. - Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h.
- Aphetic - a. - Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; as, an aphetic word or form.
- Abbreviation - n. - The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America.
- Liquid - n. - A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are called liquids.
- Lipogrammatic - a. - Omitting a letter; composed of words not having a certain letter or letters; as, lipogrammatic writings.
- Ending - n. - The final syllable or letter of a word; the part joined to the stem. See 3d Case, 5.
- Suffix - v. t. - To add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; to append.
- Upstroke - n. - An upward stroke, especially the stroke, or line, made by a writing instrument when moving upward, or from the body of the writer, or a line corresponding to the part of a letter thus made.
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- H5612 סֵפֶר - 5612 סֵפֶר - סֵפֶר - - çêpher - say'-fer - or (feminine) סִפְרָה; (Psalm 56:8 (אֲבֵדָה)), from סָפַר; properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book; bill, book, evidence, [idiom] learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll. - - heb
- H506 אֲלַף - 506 אֲלַף - אֲלַף - - ʼălaph - al-af' - (Aramaic) or אֶלֶף; (Aramaic), corresponding to אֶלֶף; {hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand}; thousand. - Noun Masculine - arc
- H505 אֶלֶף - 505 אֶלֶף - אֶלֶף - - ʼeleph - eh'-lef - prop, the same as אֶלֶף; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H107 אִגֶּרֶת - 107 אִגֶּרֶת - אִגֶּרֶת - - ʼiggereth - ig-eh'-reth - feminine of אִגְּרָא; an epistle; letter. - Noun Feminine - heb
- H104 אִגְּרָא - 104 אִגְּרָא - אִגְּרָא - - ʼiggᵉrâʼ - ig-er-aw' - (Aramaic) of Persian origin; an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman); letter. - Noun Feminine - arc
- G1 Α - 1 Α - Α - - A - al'-fah - of Hebrew origin; the first letter of the alphabet; figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the first: --Alpha. Often used (usually , before a vowel) also in composition (as a contraction from ἄνευ) in the sense of privation; so, in many words, beginning with this letter; occasionally in the sense of union (as a contraction of ἅμα). - Letter - greek
- G62 ἀγράμματος - 62 ἀγράμματος - ἈΓΡΆΜΜΑΤΟΣ - - agrámmatos - ag-ram-mat-os - from Α (as negative particle) and γράμμα; unlettered, i.e. illiterate:--unlearned. - Adjective - greek
- G783 ἀσπασμός - 783 ἀσπασμός - ἈΣΠΑΣΜΌΣ - - aspasmós - as-pas-mos' - from ἀσπάζομαι; a greeting (in person or by letter):--greeting, salutation. - Noun Masculine - greek
- G5516 χξϛ - 5516 χξϛ - ΧΞϚ - - chx stigma - khee xee stig'-ma - the 22nd, 14th and an obsolete letter (στίγμα as a cross) of the Greek alphabet (intermediate between the 5th and 6th), used as numbers; denoting respectively 600, 60 and 6; 666 as a numeral:--six hundred threescore and six. - - greek
- G1989 ἐπιστέλλω - 1989 ἐπιστέλλω - ἘΠΙΣΤΈΛΛΩ - - epistéllō - ep-ee-stel'-lo - from ἐπί and στέλλω; to enjoin (by writing), i.e. (genitive case) to communicate by letter (for any purpose):--write (a letter, unto). - Verb - greek
- G1992 ἐπιστολή - 1992 ἐπιστολή - ἘΠΙΣΤΟΛΉ - - epistolḗ - ep-is-tol-ay' - from ἐπιστέλλω; a written message:--"epistle," letter. - Noun Feminine - greek
- G1121 γράμμα - 1121 γράμμα - ΓΡΆΜΜΑ - - grámma - gram'-mah - from γράφω; a writing, i.e. a letter, note, epistle, book, etc.; plural learning:--bill, learning, letter, scripture, writing, written. - Noun Neuter - greek
- G2503 ἰῶτα - 2503 ἰῶτα - ἸῶΤΑ - - iōta - ee-o'-tah - of Hebrew origin (the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet); "iota", the name of the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, put (figuratively) for a very small part of anything:--jot. - Noun Neuter - greek
- G2762 κεραία - 2762 κεραία - ΚΕΡΑΊΑ - - keraía - ker-ah'-yah - feminine of a presumed derivative of the base of κέρας; something horn-like, i.e. (specially) the apex of a Hebrew letter (figuratively, the least particle):--tittle. - Noun Feminine - greek
- H3793 כְּתֹבֶת - 3793 כְּתֹבֶת - כְּתֹבֶת - - kᵉthôbeth - keth-o'-beth - from כָּתַב; a letter or other mark branded on the skin; [idiom] any (mark). - Noun Feminine - heb
- H4385 מִכְתָּב - 4385 מִכְתָּב - מִכְתָּב - - miktâb - mik-tawb' - from כָּתַב; a thing written, the characters, or a document (letter, copy, edict, poem); writing. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H5406 נִשְׁתְּוָן - 5406 נִשְׁתְּוָן - נִשְׁתְּוָן - - nishtᵉvân - nish-tev-awn' - probably of Persian origin; an epistle; letter. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H5407 נִשְׁתְּוָן - 5407 נִשְׁתְּוָן - נִשְׁתְּוָן - - nishtᵉvân - nish-tev-awn' - (Aramaic) corresponding to נִשְׁתְּוָן; {an epistle}; letter. - Noun Masculine - arc
- H6600 פִּתְגָּם - 6600 פִּתְגָּם - פִּתְגָּם - - pithgâm - pith-gawm' - (Aramaic) corresponding to פִּתְגָּם; a word, answer, letter or decree; answer, letter, matter, word. - Noun Masculine - arc
- H7855 שִׂטְנָה - 7855 שִׂטְנָה - שִׂטְנָה - - siṭnâh - sit-naw' - from שָׂטַן; opposition (by letter); accusation. - Noun Feminine - heb
- H2053 וָו - 2053 וָו - וָו - - vâv - vaw - probably; a hook (the name of the sixth Hebrew letter); hook. - Noun Masculine - heb
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- 2 Corinthians 47 3:6 - Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament ; not of the letter, but of the spirit : for the letter killeth , but the spirit giveth life .
Ος ΚΑΙ ΙΚΑΝΩΣΕΝ ΗΜΑς ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΥς ΚΑΙΝΗς ΔΙΑΨΗΚΗς ΟΥ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΟς ΑΛΛΑ ΠΝΕΥΜΑΤΟς ΤΟ ΓΑΡ ΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΑΠΟΚΤΕΙΝΕΙ ΤΟ ΔΕ ΠΝΕΥΜΑ ΖΩΟΠΟΙΕΙ - 2 Kings 12 5:6 - And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying , Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.
ויבא הספר אל־מלך ישׂראל לאמר ועתה כבוא הספר הזה אליך הנה שׁלחתי אליך את־נעמן עבדי ואספתו מצרעתו - Romans 45 2:27 - And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law ?
ΚΑΙ ΚΡΙΝΕΙ Η ΕΚ ΦΥΣΕΩς ΑΚΡΟΒΥΣΤΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΝΟΜΟΝ ΤΕΛΟΥΣΑ ΣΕ ΤΟΝ ΔΙΑ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΟς ΚΑΙ ΠΕΡΙΤΟΜΗς ΠΑΡΑΒΑΤΗΝ ΝΟΜΟΥ - Ezra 15 4:23 - Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes ' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
אדין מנ־די פרשׁגן נשׁתונא די ארתחשׁשׂתא מלכא קרי קדמ־רחום ושׁמשׁי ספרא וכנותהון אזלו בבהילו לירושׁלם על־יהודיא ובטלו המו באדרע וחיל - Romans 45 2:29 - But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly ; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter ; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
ΑΛΛ Ο ΕΝ ΤΩ ΚΡΥΠΤΩ ΙΟΥΔΑΙΟς ΚΑΙ ΠΕΡΙΤΟΜΗ ΚΑΡΔΙΑς ΕΝ ΠΝΕΥΜΑΤΙ ΟΥ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΙ ΟΥ Ο ΕΠΑΙΝΟς ΟΥΚ ΕΞ ΑΝΨΡΩΠΩΝ ΑΛΛ ΕΚ ΤΟΥ ΨΕΟΥ
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- Acts 44 9:2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
ΑἸΤΈΩ ΠΑΡΆ ΑὐΤΌΣ ἘΠΙΣΤΟΛΉ ΕἸΣ ΔΑΜΑΣΚΌΣ ΠΡΌΣ ΣΥΝΑΓΩΓΉ ὍΠΩΣ ἘΆΝ ΕὙΡΊΣΚΩ ΤῚΣ ὉΔΌΣ ΤΈ ὬΝ ἈΝΉΡ ΚΑΊ ΓΥΝΉ ἌΓΩ ΔΈΩ ΕἸΣ ἹΕΡΟΥΣΑΛΉΜ - Romans 45 2:27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?
ΚΑΊ ΚΡΊΝΩ ἈΚΡΟΒΥΣΤΊΑ ἘΚ ΦΎΣΙΣ ΤΕΛΈΩ ΝΌΜΟΣ ΚΡΊΝΩ ΣΈ ΔΙΆ ΓΡΆΜΜΑ ΚΑΊ ΠΕΡΙΤΟΜΉ ΠΑΡΑΒΆΤΗΣ ΝΌΜΟΣ - Ezra 15 4:11 This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.
דֵּן פַּרְשֶׁגֶן אִגְּרָא דִּי שְׁלַח עַל אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא מֶלֶךְ עֲבַד אֱנָשׁ עֲבַר נְהַר כְּעֶנֶת - Acts 44 28:21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.
ΔΈ ἜΠΩ ΠΡΌΣ ΑὐΤΌΣ ἩΜΕῖΣ ΟὔΤΕ ΔΈΧΟΜΑΙ ΓΡΆΜΜΑ ἈΠΌ ἸΟΥΔΑΊΑ ΠΕΡΊ ΣΟῦ ΟὔΤΕ ΤῚΣ ἈΔΕΛΦΌΣ ΠΑΡΑΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ ἈΠΑΓΓΈΛΛΩ Ἤ ΛΑΛΈΩ ΤῚΣ ΠΟΝΗΡΌΣ ΠΕΡΊ ΣΟῦ - 1 Kings 11 21:9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
כָּתַב סֵפֶר אָמַר קָרָא צוֹם יָשַׁב נָבוֹת רֹאשׁ עַם