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Lexicon :: Strong's G652 - apostolos

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ἀπόστολος
Transliteration
apostolos (Key)
Pronunciation
ap-os'-tol-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:407,67

Strong’s Definitions

ἀπόστολος apóstolos, ap-os'-tol-os; from G649; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers):—apostle, messenger, he that is sent.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 81x

The KJV translates Strong's G652 in the following manner: apostle (78x), messenger (2x), he that is sent (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 81x
The KJV translates Strong's G652 in the following manner: apostle (78x), messenger (2x), he that is sent (1x).

  1. a delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders

    1. specifically applied to the twelve apostles of Christ

    2. in a broader sense applied to other eminent Christian teachers

      1. of Barnabas

      2. of Timothy and Silvanus

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀπόστολος apóstolos, ap-os'-tol-os; from G649; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers):—apostle, messenger, he that is sent.
STRONGS G652:
ἀπόστολος, -ου, 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 ἀπόστ. and ὁ πέμψας αὐτόν are contrasted); followed by a genitive, as τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν, 2 Corinthians 8:23; Philippians 2:25; ἀπόστ. τῆς ὁμολογίας ἡμῶν the apostle whom we confess, of Christ, God's chief messenger, who has brought the κλῆσις ἐπουράνιος, 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." Bp. 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 (1 Thessalonians 2:6), 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 Bp. Lightfoot on Galatians, pp. 92-101; Harnack, on 'Teaching' etc. 11, 3; cf. BB. DD. under the word]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
14:6
Matthew
10:1; 10:2; 10:3; 10:4
Luke
6:13; 11:49
John
13:16
Acts
1:26; 14:14; 26:12; 26:13; 26:14; 26:15; 26:16; 26:17; 26:18; 26:19; 26:20
Romans
16:7
1 Corinthians
1:17; 9:1; 12:28; 15:8; 15:9; 15:10
2 Corinthians
3:2; 8:23; 11:5; 11:13; 12:12
Galatians
1:1; 1:11; 2:8
Ephesians
3:5; 4:11
Philippians
2:25
1 Thessalonians
2:6; 2:7
1 Timothy
2:7
2 Timothy
1:11
Hebrews
3:1
Revelation
2:2; 18:20; 21:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G652 matches the Greek ἀπόστολος (apostolos),
which occurs 80 times in 79 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Paul, an apostle G652 of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

To the church of God which is at Corinth with all the [fn]saints who are throughout Achaia:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:23 - As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker [fn]among you; as for our brothers, they are [fn]messengers G652 of the churches, a glory to Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:5 - For I consider myself in no way inferior to the [fn]most-eminent apostles G652.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:13 - For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles G652 of Christ.

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I have become foolish; you yourselves compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you, for in no respect was I inferior to the [fn]most-eminent apostles G652, even if I am nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:12 - The [fn]signs [fn]of a true apostle G652 were worked out among you with all perseverance, by [fn]signs and wonders and [fn]miracles.

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Paul, an apostle G652—not sent from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:17 - nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles G652 before me, but I went away to Arabia, and returned once more to Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:19 - But I did not see any other of the apostles G652 except [fn]James, the Lord’s brother.

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Paul, an apostle G652 of Christ Jesus [fn]by the will of God,

To the [fn]saints who are [fn]at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:20 - having been built on the foundation of the apostles G652 and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:5 - which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it was now revealed to His holy apostles G652 and prophets [fn]in the Spirit:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:11 - And He Himself gave some as apostles G652, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:25 - But I regarded it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your [fn]messenger G652 and minister to my need;

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Paul, an apostle G652 of Christ Jesus [fn]by the will of God, and Timothy [fn]our brother,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:6 - nor seeking glory from men, either from you or from others, even though as apostles G652 of Christ we [fn]could have been a burden to you.

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Paul, an apostle G652 of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, our hope,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:7 - For this I was appointed a [fn]preacher and an apostle G652 (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

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Paul, an apostle G652 of Christ Jesus [fn]by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:11 - for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle G652 and a teacher.

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Paul, a slave of God and an apostle G652 of Jesus Christ, [fn]for the faith of God’s elect and the full knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

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Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle G652 and High Priest of our confession—Jesus,

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Peter, an apostle G652 of Jesus Christ,

To those who reside as exiles, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen

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[fn]Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle G652 of Jesus Christ,

To those who have received the same [fn]kind of faith as ours, [fn]by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:2 - that you should remember the words spoken beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken by your apostles G652,

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But you, beloved, must remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles G652 of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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‘I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot bear with those who are evil, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles G652, and they are not, and you found them to be false;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:20 - “Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles G652 and prophets, because God has [fn]pronounced judgment for you against her.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:14 - And the wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles G652 of the Lamb.

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