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Lexicon :: Strong's G651 - apostolē

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ἀποστολή
Transliteration
apostolē (Key)
Pronunciation
ap-os-tol-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:446,67

Strong’s Definitions

ἀποστολή apostolḗ, ap-os-tol-ay'; from G649; commission, i.e. (specially) apostolate:—apostleship.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G651 in the following manner: apostleship (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G651 in the following manner: apostleship (4x).

  1. a sending away

    1. of the sending off of a fleet

    2. of consuls with an army, i.e. of an expedition

  2. a sending away, i.e. a dismissal, release

  3. a thing sent, esp. of gifts

  4. in the NT, the office and dignity of the apostles of Christ, apostleship

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀποστολή apostolḗ, ap-os-tol-ay'; from G649; commission, i.e. (specially) apostolate:—apostleship.
STRONGS G651:
ἀποστολή, -ῆς, ἡ, (ἀποστέλλω);
1. a sending away: Τιμολέοντος εἰς Σικελίαν, Plutarch, Timol. 1, etc.; of the sending off of a fleet, Thucydides 8, 9; also of consuls with an army, i. e. of an expedition, Polybius 26, 7, 1.
2. a sending away i. e. dismission, release: Sept. Ecclesiastes 8:8.
3. a thing sent, especially of gifts: 1 Kings 9:16 [Alex.]; 1 Macc. 2:18 etc. cf. Grimm at the passage.
4. in the N. T. the office and dignity of the apostles of Christ, (Vulg. apostolatus), apostolate, apostleship: Acts 1:25; Romans 1:5; 1 Corinthians 9:2; Galatians 2:8.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
9:16
Ecclesiastes
8:8
Acts
1:25
Romans
1:5
1 Corinthians
9:2
Galatians
2:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G651 matches the Greek ἀποστολή (apostolē),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:25 - to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:5 - Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from[fn] faith for his name’s sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:2 - Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:8 - For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle to the Gentiles.
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