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apostolos

apostle, one sent

Say it: ah-POSS-toh-loss (approximate)

ἀπόστολος

What it means

Someone sent with authority. Luke says Jesus chose twelve from his disciples "whom he also named apostles" (6:13), after a night of prayer.

Range of meaning

  • MessengerSomeone sent with a message.
  • EnvoySomeone sent to act with the sender's authority.
  • The apostlesThe twelve, and later others such as Paul.

In Luke

  • Chapter 6

    "Whom he also named apostles" (6:13).

Every verse (6)

Verses where G0652 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources