ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΩΝ, ἀποστολων
APOSTOLŌN, apostolōn
Sounds Like: ah-pos-TO-lon
Translations: of apostles, apostles
From the root: ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to those who are sent out with a specific message or mission, acting as an envoy or delegate. In a religious context, it most commonly refers to the twelve disciples of Jesus, who were sent out to preach the Gospel. It is a compound word, formed from the prefix ἈΠΟ- (APO-), meaning 'from' or 'away from', and ΣΤΕΛΛΩ (STELLO), meaning 'to send'.
Inflection: Genitive, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0652 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Trallians — 3:1, 7:1, 12:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Magnesians — 6:1, 7:1, 13:1
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 53:1, 67:1
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 42:1, 42:2, 81:4, 100:4, 101:3, 102:5, 103:6, 103:8, 104:1, 106:1, 106:3, 106:4, 109:1, 110:2, 114:4, 119:6
Mathetes
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 17:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 10:2
- Acts — 1:26, 2:42, 2:43, 4:35, 4:36, 4:37, 5:2, 5:12, 6:6, 8:1, 8:18, 15:4, 16:4
- 1 Corinthians — 15:9
- 2 Corinthians — 11:5, 12:11
- Galatians — 1:19
- Ephesians — 2:20
- 2 Peter — 3:2
- Jude — 1:17
- Revelation — 21:14
Twelve Disciples
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΠΟΣΟΛΟΙ — apostles, envoys, messengers
- ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΙΔΟΣ — apostolic, of an apostle, of the apostles
- ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΙΚΟΣ — apostolic, pertaining to an apostle
- ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΙ — apostles, messengers, delegates
- ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ — apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate
- ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΥ — of an apostle, of a messenger, of an envoy
- ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΥΣ — apostles, messengers, envoys
- ἈΠΟΤΟΛΟΙ — apostles, an apostle
- ΟἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ — the apostle, an apostle, apostle
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