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Strong G652ἀπόστολος

apostle

Transliteration
apostolos
Pronunciation
ap-os'-tol-os
Morphology
Greek Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From G649; a delegate; specifically an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ (apostle) (with miraculous powers): - apostle messenger he that is sent.

Detailed definition

ἀπόστολος, -ου, ὁ
(ἀοστέλλω), [in LXX; 3Ki.14:6 A (שָׁלַח) *;]
1. a fleet, an expedition (Dem.).

2. a messenger, one sent on a mission (Hdt., LXX, l.with, and π.; see M, Pr., 37 f.; MM, see word; M, Th., i, 2:7 and reff.): Jhn.13:16, 2Co.8:23 Php.2:25.

3. In NT, an Apostle of Christ
__(a) with special ref. to the Twelve: Mat.10:2, Mrk.3:14, Luk.11:49, Eph.3:5, Rev.18:20, al., equality with whom is claimed by St. Paul, Gal.1:1, 11 ff, 1Ti.2:7, a1.;
__(b) in a wider sense of prominent Christian teachers, as Barnabas, Act.14:14, apparently also Silvanus and Timothy, 1Th.2:6, and perhaps Andronicus and Junias (Junia?), Rom.16:7 (see ICC, in l); of false teachers, claiming apostleship: 2Co.11:5 11:13, Rev.2:2. (On the different uses of the term in NT, see Lit., Gal., 92-101; Cremer, 530; DB, i, 126; DCG, i, 105; Enc. Br., ii, 196 ff.)
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In the Bible

Strong G652 appears in 80 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • apostle77
  • messenger2
  • of2
  • sent1
  • the1

First verses

  1. Matthew 10:2
    Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
  2. Mark 6:30
    And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
  3. Luke 6:13
    And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
  4. Luke 9:10
    And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
  5. Luke 11:49
    Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
  6. Luke 17:5
    And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
  7. Luke 22:14
    And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
  8. Luke 24:10
    It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
  9. John 13:16
    Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
  10. Acts 1:2
    Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
  11. Acts 1:26
    And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
  12. Acts 2:37
    Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
  13. Acts 2:42
    And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
  14. Acts 2:43
    And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
  15. Acts 4:33
    And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
  16. Acts 4:35
    And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
  17. Acts 4:36
    And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
  18. Acts 4:37
    Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
  19. Acts 5:2
    And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
  20. Acts 5:12
    And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀπόστολ-ος, ὁ,
messenger, ambassador, envoy, ὁ μὲν δὴ ἀ. ἐς τὴν Μίλητον ἦν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.21)]; ἐς Λακεδαίμονα τριήρεϊ ἀ. ἐγίνετο he went off on a mission to Laced., [Refs ([prev. author] 5.38.)]
b commander of a naval force, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus)]
2 messenger from God, [LXX (LXX.1Ki.14.6)]; especially of the Apostles, [NT (NT.Matt.10.2, +others)]
II ={στόλος}, naval squadron or expedition, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 19.21)]; ἀπόστολον ἀφιέναι, ἀποστέλλειν, ποιεῖσθαι, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 3.5, 18.80,107, “IG” 2.809b190.)]
II.2 colony, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 9.59.)]
II.3 ={ἀποστολή}, of envoys, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 17.11.1.)]
II.4 ἀπόστολον, τό, with or without πλοῖον, packet, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistulae” 346a, Pseudo-Herodotus Historicus “Vitae Homeri” 19.)]
II.5 ἀπόστολος, ὁ, order for dispatch, of a vessel, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“CPHerm.” 6.11 (3rd c.AD, _plural_), “PAmh.” 2.138.10(4th c.AD),compare “Digesta” 49.6.1.)]
II.6 export-licence, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (PGnom. 162 (2nd c.AD).)]
II.7 genitive uncertain, cargo dispatched by order, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (POxy. 522.1, +others (2nd c.AD), “PTeb.” 486 (2nd-3rd c.AD).)]