Word study · Greek

pseudapóstolos

false apostle

Say it: psyoo-DAP-os-tol-os (approximate)

ψευδαπόστολος

What it means

Someone who claims to be an apostle but is not. In 11:13 Paul calls the "super-apostles" false apostles, deceitful workers who disguise themselves. It appears only here in the New Testament.

Range of meaning

  • False apostleA pretender.
  • CounterfeitNot genuine.

In 2 Corinthians

Every verse (1)

Verses where G5570 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources