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GreekG0652Noun (Masculine)

ἀπόστολος

apostolos

78Occurrences
G0652Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers)

from G649 (ἀποστέλλω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a fleet, an expedition .
2.a messenger, one sent on a mission (Hdt., LXX, l.with, and π.; see M, Pr., 37 f.; MM; M, Th., i, 2
3.In NT, an Apostle of Christ (a) with special ref. to the Twelve
(b)in a wider sense of prominent Christian teachers, as Barnabas
LXX: A (שָׁלַח) *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

ἀπόστολος appears 78 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
28
1 Corinthians
9
2 Corinthians
6
Luke
6
Ephesians
4
Galatians
3
Revelation
3
Romans
3

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:1BSB

Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

2 Corinthians 12:11BSB

I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

Acts 15:22BSB

Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,

Acts 6:6BSB

They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

Jude 1:17BSB

But you, beloved, remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ

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