ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΗΣ, ἀποστολης
APOSTOLĒS, apostolēs
Sounds Like: ah-pos-toh-LEES
Translations: of apostleship, of mission, of commission, of sending
From the root: ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the office, function, or authority of an apostle, or the act of sending someone on a mission. It is a compound word derived from 'ἀπό' (apo, meaning 'from' or 'away from') and 'στέλλω' (stello, meaning 'to send'). It describes the specific task or commission given to someone, particularly in a religious context, such as the mission of the apostles.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0652 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΑΙΣ — missions, dispatches, commissions, sending forth, a sending, an apostleship, an office of an apostle, an apostolic office
- ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΑΣ — sending, a sending, a mission, a dispatch, a thing sent, a gift, a present
- ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΗ — sending, a sending, mission, a mission, commission, a commission, apostleship, a sending forth
- ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΗΝ — mission, a mission, sending, a sending, commission, a commission, dispatch, a dispatch
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