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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, ;
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 ἀπόστ. and 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.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 10:2–1Co 15:9)

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These are the names of the twelve apostles: First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

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He appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles,[fn] to be with him, to send them out to preach,

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The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all that they had done and taught.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:13 -

When daylight came, he summoned his disciples, and he chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:10 -

When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus all that they had done. He took them along and withdrew privately to a[fn] town called Bethsaida.

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“Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:5 -

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

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When the hour came, he reclined at the table, and the apostles with him.

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Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them were telling the apostles these things.

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“Truly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his master,[fn] and a messenger is not greater than the one who sent him.

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until the day he was taken up, after he had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

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Then they cast lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias and he was added to the eleven apostles.

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When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what should we do? ”

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They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.

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Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and signs were being performed through the apostles.

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With great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on all of them.

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and laid them at the apostles’ feet. This was then distributed to each person as any had need.

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Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus by birth, the one the apostles called Barnabas (which is translated Son of Encouragement),

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sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

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However, he kept back part of the proceeds with his wife’s knowledge, and brought a portion of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

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Many signs and wonders were being done among the people through the hands of the apostles. They were all together in Solomon’s Colonnade.

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So they arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

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Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than people.

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After they called in the apostles and had them flogged, they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

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They had them stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

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Saul agreed with putting him to death.

On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the land of Judea and Samaria.

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When the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

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When Simon saw that the Spirit[fn] was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

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Barnabas, however, took him and brought him to the apostles and explained to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and that the Lord had talked to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.

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The apostles and the brothers and sisters who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

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But the people of the city were divided, some siding with the Jews and others with the apostles.

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The apostles Barnabas and Paul tore their robes when they heard this and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

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After Paul and Barnabas had engaged them in serious argument and debate, Paul and Barnabas and some others were appointed to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this issue.

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When they arrived at Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, the apostles, and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.

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The apostles and the elders gathered to consider this matter.

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Then the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, decided to select men who were among them and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas, called Barsabbas, and Silas, both leading men among the brothers.

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They wrote:

“From the apostles and the elders, your brothers,

To the brothers and sisters among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia:

Greetings.

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As they traveled through the towns, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem for the people to observe.

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Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle[fn] and set apart for the gospel of God ​— ​

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Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Insofar as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,

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Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews[fn] and fellow prisoners. They are noteworthy in the eyes of the apostles,[fn] and they were also in Christ before me.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:1 -

Paul, called as an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, and Sosthenes our brother:

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:9 -

For I think God has displayed us, the apostles, in last place, like men condemned to die: We have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to people.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:1 -

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:2 -

If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, because you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:5 -

Don’t we have the right to be accompanied by a believing wife[fn] like the other apostles, the Lord’s brothers, and Cephas?

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:28 -

And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, next miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, leading, various kinds of tongues.[fn]

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Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all do miracles?

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:7 -

Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

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For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.


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