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ἀπόστολος

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greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine80 occurrences21 books79 verses

Definition

ἀπόστολος, -ου, ὁ

(ἀοστέλλω), [in LXX; 1 Kings 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.): John 13:16, 2 Corinthians 8:23, Philippians 2:25.

3. In NT, an Apostle of Christ

(a) with special ref. to the Twelve: Matthew 10:2, Mark 3:14, Luke 11:49, Ephesians 3:5, Revelation 18:20, al., equality with whom is claimed by St. Paul, Galatians 1:1, 11 ff, 1 Timothy 2:7, a1.;

(b) in a wider sense of prominent Christian teachers, as Barnabas, Acts 14:14, apparently also Silvanus and Timothy, 1 Thessalonians 2:6, and perhaps Andronicus and Junias (Junia?), Romans 16:7 (see ICC, in l); of false teachers, claiming apostleship: 2 Corinthians 11:5; 11:13, Revelation 2:2. (On the different uses of the term in NT, see Lit., Gal., 92-101; Cremer, 530; DB, i, 126; DCG, i, 105; Enc. Br., ii, 196 ff.)

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

80 total
  1. Matthew 10:2ἀποστόλων · apostles
    These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
  2. Mark 3:14ἀποστόλους · apostles
    He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,
  3. Mark 6:30ἀπόστολοι · apostles
    Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.
  4. Luke 6:13ἀποστόλους · apostles
    When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:
  5. Luke 9:10ἀπόστολοι · apostles
    Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.
  6. Luke 11:49ἀποστόλους · apostles
    Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’
  7. Luke 17:5ἀπόστολοι · apostles
    The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
  8. Luke 22:14ἀπόστολοι · apostles
    When the hour had come, Jesus reclined at the table with His apostles.
  9. Luke 24:10ἀποστόλους · apostles
    It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.
  10. John 13:16ἀπόστολος · a messenger
    Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
  11. Acts 1:2ἀποστόλοις · apostles
    …until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.
  12. Acts 1:26ἀποστόλων · apostles
    Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was added to the eleven apostles.
  13. Acts 2:37ἀποστόλους · apostles
    When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
  14. Acts 2:42ἀποστόλων · apostles’
    They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
  15. Acts 2:43ἀποστόλων · apostles
    A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.
  16. Acts 4:33ἀπόστολοι · apostles
    With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.
  17. Acts 4:35ἀποστόλων · apostles’
    …and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.
  18. Acts 4:36ἀποστόλων · apostles
    Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
  19. Acts 4:37ἀποστόλων · apostles’
    …sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
  20. Acts 5:2ἀποστόλων · apostles’
    With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
  21. Acts 5:12ἀποστόλων · apostles
    The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
  22. Acts 5:18ἀποστόλους · apostles
    …and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
  23. Acts 5:29ἀπόστολοι · other apostles
    But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
  24. Acts 5:40ἀποστόλους · apostles [in]
    At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
  25. Acts 6:6ἀποστόλων · apostles
    They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
  26. Acts 8:1ἀποστόλων · apostles
    And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
  27. Acts 8:14ἀπόστολοι · apostles
    When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
  28. Acts 8:18ἀποστόλων · apostles’
    When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
  29. Acts 9:27ἀποστόλους · apostles
    Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
  30. Acts 11:1ἀπόστολοι · apostles
    The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
  31. Acts 14:4ἀποστόλοις · apostles
    The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.
  32. Acts 14:14ἀπόστολοι · apostles
    But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
  33. Acts 15:2ἀποστόλους · apostles
    And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
  34. Acts 15:4ἀποστόλων · apostles
    On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
  35. Acts 15:6ἀπόστολοι · apostles
    So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
  36. Acts 15:22ἀποστόλοις · apostles
    Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
  37. Acts 15:23ἀπόστολοι · apostles
    …and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
  38. Acts 16:4ἀποστόλων · apostles
    As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
  39. Romans 1:1ἀπόστολος · [an] apostle
    Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
  40. Romans 11:13ἀπόστολος · [the] apostle
    I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry
  41. Romans 16:7ἀποστόλοις · apostles
    Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
  42. 1 Corinthians 1:1ἀπόστολος · an apostle
    Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
  43. 1 Corinthians 4:9ἀποστόλους · apostles
    For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
  44. 1 Corinthians 9:1ἀπόστολος · an apostle
    Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?
  45. 1 Corinthians 9:2ἀπόστολος · an apostle
    Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
  46. 1 Corinthians 9:5ἀπόστολοι · apostles
    Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
  47. 1 Corinthians 12:28ἀποστόλους · apostles
    And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
  48. 1 Corinthians 12:29ἀπόστολοι · apostles
    Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
  49. 1 Corinthians 15:7ἀποστόλοις · apostles
    Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
  50. 1 Corinthians 15:9ἀποστόλων · apostles
    For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.