Word study · Greek
apostolos
apostle, one sent
Say it: ah-POSS-toh-loss (approximate)
ἀπόστολος
What it means
A messenger, one sent. "Your messenger" (2:25).
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 Philippians
- Chapter 2
"But your messenger" (2:25).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0652 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources