Apostle
ἀπόστολοςStrong’s G0652apostolos
Appears in 77 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apostolos is the Greek word usually translated “apostles”, “apostle” and “messenger”. It appears in 77 verses of the New Testament.
“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;”
Meaning
Usually translated “apostles”, “apostle” and “messenger”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- apostles 57
- an apostle 12
- apostle 7
- a messenger 1
- messenger 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 28
- 1 Corinthians 9
- Luke 6
- 2 Corinthians 6
- Ephesians 4
- Romans 3
20 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 2:7In contextWhereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
- Titus 1:1In contextPaul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
- 2 Peter 1:1In contextSimon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
- 2 Peter 3:2In contextThat ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
- Jude 1:17In contextBut, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
- Matthew 10:2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
All 77 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
ἀπόστολος apostolos · 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.; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “apostle” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
APOS'TLE, noun
[Latin apostalus; Gr. to send away, to sent.]
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.