the Athenian government, was the president of the proedri. See Proedri.

Epistemarch, in the ancient Greek church, an officer of great dignity, who had the care of everything relating to faith, in the quality of censor. His office answered pretty nearly to that of master of the sacred palace at Rome.

Epistle, denotes the same with a missive letter; but is now chiefly used in speaking of ancient writings, as the epistles of St Paul, epistles of Cicero, epistles of Pliny, &c.

Epistolary, something belonging to an epistle. See Epistle.

Epistrophe, in rhetoric, a figure, wherein that which is supposed of one thing, is strongly affirmed of another; thus, Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they of the seed of Abraham? so am I, &c.