Word study · lex.G652
ἀπόστολος apostolos
apostle · messenger · envoy
Team definition
One sent with a commission. In Paul it is usually the title of those commissioned by the risen Christ. See note.language.Rom.1.1.apostolos.
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 78
Matt 10:2Mark 6:30Luke 6:13Luke 9:10Luke 11:49Luke 17:5Luke 22:14Luke 24:10John 13:16Acts 1:2Acts 1:26Acts 2:37Acts 2:42Acts 2:43Acts 4:33Acts 4:35Acts 4:36Acts 4:37Acts 5:2Acts 5:12Acts 5:18Acts 5:29Acts 5:40Acts 6:6Acts 8:1Acts 8:14Acts 8:18Acts 9:27Acts 11:1Acts 14:4Acts 14:14Acts 15:2Acts 15:4Acts 15:6Acts 15:22Acts 15:23Acts 16:4Rom 1:1Rom 11:13Rom 16:71 Cor 1:11 Cor 4:91 Cor 9:11 Cor 9:21 Cor 9:51 Cor 12:281 Cor 12:291 Cor 15:71 Cor 15:92 Cor 1:12 Cor 8:232 Cor 11:52 Cor 11:132 Cor 12:112 Cor 12:12Gal 1:1Gal 1:17Gal 1:19Eph 1:1Eph 2:20Eph 3:5Eph 4:11Phil 2:25Col 1:11 Thess 2:71 Tim 1:11 Tim 2:72 Tim 1:12 Tim 1:11Titus 1:1Heb 3:11 Pet 1:12 Pet 1:12 Pet 3:2Jude 1:17Rev 2:2Rev 18:20Rev 21:14
Senses
1. apostle Rom 1:1, Rom 16:7, Gal 1:1
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. ἀπόστολος (G652)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G652
🔒︎ Thayer CC0 1.0 s.v. ἀπόστολος (G652)
🔒︎ BDAG Copyrighted s.v. ἀπόστολος (not checked)
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
κλητὸς ἀπόστολος ἀφωρισμένος: "called apostle, set apart" Rom 1:1; Rom 1:5