Log inStart 7-Day Trial
GreekG0651Noun (Feminine)

ἀποστολή

apostolē

4Occurrences
G0651Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

commission, i.e. (specially) apostolate

from G649 (ἀποστέλλω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.In cl., a sending away, an expedition .
2.In LXX (a) discharge, dis­missal
(b)a gift (
3.In NT, the office of an Apostle of Christ, apostleship
LXX: (for שָׁלַח and its cognates), *.

Go beyond grammar.

See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.

Context-aware insightsOriginal language depthFast, practical workflow
Try Lumenology for Free

Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ἀποστολή appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
1
Acts
1
Galatians
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 9:2BSB

Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

Acts 1:25BSB

to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”

Galatians 2:8BSB

For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles.

Romans 1:5BSB

Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.