ἀπόστολος apostolos · G0652

apostle

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: …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀπόστολ-ος, ὁ, ; messenger, ambassador, envoy, ὁ μὲν δὴ ἀ. ἐς τὴν Μίλητον ἦν[]; ἐς Λακεδαίμονα τριήρεϊ ἀ. ἐγίνετο he went off on a mission to Laced., []; b commander of a naval force, []; 2 messenger from God, []; especially of the Apostles, []; II ={στόλος}, naval squadron or expedition, []; ἀπόστολον ἀφιέναι, ἀποστέλλειν, ποιεῖσθαι, []; II.2 colony, []; II.3 ={ἀποστολή}, of envoys, []; II.4 ἀπόστολον, τό, with or without πλοῖον, packet, []; II.5 ἀπόστολος, ὁ, order for dispatch, of a vessel, …

Where it's used 78 times

Matthew 10:2 · Mark 6:30 · Luke 6:13 · Luke 9:10 · Luke 11:49 · Luke 17:5 · Luke 22:14 · Luke 24:10 · John 13:16 · Acts 1:2 · Acts 1:26 · Acts 2:37 · Acts 2:42 · Acts 2:43 · Acts 4:33 · Acts 4:35 · Acts 4:36 · Acts 4:37 · Acts 5:2 · Acts 5:12 · Acts 5:18 · Acts 5:29 · Acts 5:40 · Acts 6:6 · Acts 8:1 · Acts 8:14 · Acts 8:18 · Acts 9:27 · Acts 11:1 · Acts 14:4 · Acts 14:14 · Acts 15:2 · Acts 15:4 · Acts 15:6 · Acts 15:22 · Acts 15:23 · Acts 16:4 · Romans 1:1 · Romans 11:13 · Romans 16:7 · 1 Corinthians 1:1 · 1 Corinthians 4:9 · 1 Corinthians 9:1 · 1 Corinthians 9:2 · 1 Corinthians 9:5 · 1 Corinthians 12:28 · 1 Corinthians 12:29 · 1 Corinthians 15:7 · 1 Corinthians 15:9 · 2 Corinthians 1:1 · 2 Corinthians 8:23 · 2 Corinthians 11:5 · 2 Corinthians 11:13 · 2 Corinthians 12:11 · 2 Corinthians 12:12 · Galatians 1:1 · Galatians 1:17 · Galatians 1:19 · Ephesians 1:1 · Ephesians 2:20 … and 18 more

Source: TBESG G0652; TFLSJ G0652

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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