Apostleship
ἀποστολήStrong’s G0651apostolē
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apostolē is the Greek word usually translated “apostleship”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.”
Meaning
Usually translated “apostleship”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- apostleship 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- Romans 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Galatians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 1:5By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
- 1 Corinthians 9:2If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
- Galatians 2:8(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
Greek dictionary
ἀποστολή apostolē · apostleship
ἀπο-στολή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἀποστέλλω), [in LXX: Deu.22:7, 3Ki.4:34 9:16 Psa.78:49, Ecc.8:8, Sng.4:13 (for שָׁלַח and its cognates), 1Es.9:51 Est.9:54, Jer.32:36, Bar.2:25, 1Ma.2:18, 2Ma.3:2 *.] 1. In cl., a sending away (MM, see word), as, an expedition (Hdt.). 2. In LXX (a) discharge, dismissal (Ecc.8:8); (b) a gift (3Ki.9:16, 1Ma.2:13). 3. In NT, the office of an Apostle of Christ, apostleship: Act.1:25, Rom.1:5, 1Co.9:2, Gal.2:8 (Cremer, 530).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “apostleship” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
APOSTLE-SHIP, noun
The office or dignity of an apostle.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.