ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ, αποστολος
APOSTOLOS, apostolos
Sounds Like: ah-po-STO-los
Translations: apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate, a missionary
From the root: ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a person who is sent out on a mission or as a delegate. In a religious context, it most commonly refers to one of the twelve disciples chosen by Jesus, or to other early Christian leaders who were commissioned to spread the Gospel. It is a compound word, formed from 'APO' (meaning 'from' or 'away from') and 'STELLO' (meaning 'to send'). Thus, it literally means 'one sent forth'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0652 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- John — 13:16
- Romans — 1:1, 11:13
- 1 Corinthians — 1:1, 9:1, 9:2, 15:9
- Galatians — 1:1
- Ephesians — 1:1
- Colossians — 1:1
- 1 Timothy — 1:1, 2:7
- 2 Timothy — 1:1, 1:11
- Titus — 1:1
- 1 Peter — 1:1
- 2 Peter — 1:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΙΣ — to apostles, for apostles
- ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΝ — apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate
- ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΑΙΣ — to apostles, for apostles, by apostles, with apostles, in apostles
- ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΗΣ — of an apostle, of a messenger, of an envoy, of a delegate
- ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΙ — apostles, messengers, envoys
- ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΙΣ — to apostles, for apostles, by apostles, with apostles, to an apostle, for an apostle, by an apostle, with an apostle
- ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΝ — apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate
- ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΥ — of an apostle, of a messenger, of an envoy
- ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΥΣ — apostles, messengers, envoys
- ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΩΝ — of apostles, apostles'
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