Strong's Lexicon apostolos: Apostle Original Word: ἀπόστολος Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἀποστέλλω (apostellō), meaning "to send away" or "to send forth." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "apostolos," the concept of being sent with a mission can be related to the Hebrew word שָׁלִיחַ (shalach), meaning "to send." Usage: The term "apostolos" refers to one who is sent forth with a specific mission or commission. In the New Testament, it primarily denotes the twelve disciples chosen by Jesus Christ, who were sent out to preach the gospel and establish the early Church. The term is also used more broadly to refer to other key figures in the early Christian movement, such as Paul, who were recognized as having a special commission from Christ. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the term "apostolos" was used to describe a messenger or envoy sent with authority to represent someone else. In the context of the New Testament, apostles were seen as authoritative representatives of Jesus Christ, entrusted with spreading His teachings and establishing His Church. The role of an apostle was foundational in the early Church, as they were responsible for teaching, guiding, and maintaining the doctrinal purity of the Christian faith. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 652 apóstolos (from 649 /apostéllō, "to commission, send forth") – properly, someone sent (commissioned), focusing back on the authority (commissioning) of the sender (note the prefix, apo); apostle. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom apostelló Definition a messenger, one sent on a mission, an apostle NASB Translation apostle (19), apostles (52), apostles' (5), messenger (1), messengers (1), is sent (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 652: ἀπόστολοςἀπόστολος, ἀποστόλου, ὁ; 1. a delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders (Herodotus 1, 21; 5, 38; for שָׁלוּחַ in 1 Kings 14:6 (Alex.); rabbinical שְׁלִיחַ): John 13:16 (where ὁ ἀπόστολος and ὁ πέμψας αὐτόν are contrasted); followed by a genitive, as τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν, 2 Corinthians 8:23; Philippians 2:25; ἀπόστολον ... τῆς ὁμολογίας ἡμῶν the apostle whom we confess, of Christ, God's chief messenger, who has brought the κλῆσις ἀπουρανιος, as compared with Moses, whom the Jews confess, Hebrews 3:1. 2. Specially applied to the twelve disciples whom Christ selected, out of the multitude of his adherents, to be his constant companions and the heralds to proclaim to men the kingdom of God: Matthew 10:1-4; Luke 6:13; Acts 1:26; Revelation 21:14, and often, but nowhere in the Gospel and Epistles of John; ("the word ἀπόστολος occurs 79 times in the N. T., and of these 68 instances are in St. Luke and St. Paul." Lightfoot). With these apostles Paul claimed equality, because through a heavenly intervention he had been appointed by the ascended Christ himself to preach the gospel among the Gentiles, and owed his knowledge of the way of salvation not to man's instruction but to direct revelation from Christ himself, and moreover had evinced his apostolic qualifications by many signal proofs: Galatians 1:1, 11; Galatians 2:8; 1 Corinthians 1:17; 1 Corinthians 9:1; 1 Corinthians 15:8-10; 2 Corinthians 3:2ff; 12:12; 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:11, cf. Acts 26:12-20. According to Paul, apostles surpassed as well the various other orders of Christian teachers (cf. διδάσκαλος, εὐαγγελιστής, προφήτης), as also the rest of those on whom the special gifts (cf. χάρισμα) of the Holy Spirit had been bestowed, by receiving a richer and more copious conferment of the Spirit: 1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 4:11. Certain false teachers are rated sharply for arrogating to themselves the name and authority of apostles of Christ: 2 Corinthians 11:5, 13; Revelation 2:2. 3. In a broader sense the name is transferred to other eminent Christian teachers; as Barnabas, Acts 14:14, and perhaps also Timothy and Silvanus, 1 Thessalonians 2:7 (6), cf. too Romans 16:7 (?). But in Luke 11:49; Ephesians 3:5; Revelation 18:20, 'apostles' is to be taken in the narrower sense. (On the application of the term see especially Lightfoot on Galatians, pp. 92-101; Harnack, on 'Teaching etc. 11, 3 [ET]; cf. BB. DD. under the word) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance apostle, messenger, he that is sent. From apostello; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers) -- apostle, messenger, he that is sent. see GREEK apostello Forms and Transliterations αποστολοι αποστολοί αποστόλοι απόστολοι ἀπόστολοι αποστολοις αποστόλοις ἀποστόλοις αποστολον απόστολον ἀπόστολον αποστολος αποστόλος απόστολος ἀπόστολος αποστολου αποστόλου ἀποστόλου αποστολους αποστόλους ἀποστόλους αποστολων αποστόλων ἀποστόλων apostoloi apóstoloi apostolois apostólois apostolon apostolōn apostólon apostólōn apóstolon apostolos apóstolos apostolou apostólou apostolous apostólousLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 10:2 N-GMPGRK: δὲ δώδεκα ἀποστόλων τὰ ὀνόματά NAS: of the twelve apostles are these: KJV: of the twelve apostles are INT: and [the] twelve apostles the names Mark 3:14 N-AMP Mark 6:30 N-NMP Luke 6:13 N-AMP Luke 9:10 N-NMP Luke 11:49 N-AMP Luke 17:5 N-NMP Luke 22:14 N-NMP Luke 24:10 N-AMP John 13:16 N-NMS Acts 1:2 N-DMP Acts 1:26 N-GMP Acts 2:37 N-AMP Acts 2:42 N-GMP Acts 2:43 N-GMP Acts 4:33 N-NMP Acts 4:35 N-GMP Acts 4:36 N-GMP Acts 4:37 N-GMP Acts 5:2 N-GMP Acts 5:12 N-GMP Acts 5:18 N-AMP Acts 5:29 N-NMP Acts 5:40 N-AMP Acts 6:6 N-GMP Strong's Greek 652 |
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