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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)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:2 -

Now the names of the twelve apostles G652 are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:14 - And He appointed twelve [fn](whom He also named apostles G652) to be with Him and to send them out to preach,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:30 -

And the apostles G652 *gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:13 - And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles G652:
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:10 -

And when the apostles G652 returned, they recounted to Him all that they had done. Taking them with Him, He slipped away by Himself to a city called Bethsaida.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:49 - “For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles G652, and some of them they will kill and some they will [fn]persecute,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:5 -

And the apostles G652 said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:14 -

And when the hour had come, He reclined at the table, and the apostles G652 with Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:10 - Now Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the rest of the women with them were there; they were telling these things to the apostles G652.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:16 - “Truly, truly, I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor is one G652 who is sent G652 greater than the one who sent him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:2 - until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had [fn]by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles G652 whom He had chosen,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:26 - And they [fn]cast lots for them, and the lot fell [fn]to Matthias; and he was [fn]added to the eleven apostles G652.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:37 -

Now when they heard this, they were [fn]pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles G652, “Men, brothers, what should we do?”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:42 - And they were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ G652 teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to the prayers.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:43 -

And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and [fn]signs were taking place through the apostles G652.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:33 - And with great power the apostles G652 were bearing witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:35 - and lay them at the apostles’ G652 feet, and they would be distributed to each as any had need.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:36 -

Now Joseph, a Levite of Cyprian birth, who was also called Barnabas by the apostles G652 (which translated means Son of [fn]Encouragement),

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:37 - and who owned a field, sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ G652 feet.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:2 - and kept back some of the price for himself, with his wife’s [fn]full knowledge. And bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles’ G652 feet.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:12 -

Now [fn]at the hands of the apostles G652 many signs and wonders were happening among the people, and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Portico.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:18 - And they laid hands on the apostles G652 and put them in a public jail.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:29 - But Peter and the apostles G652 answered and said, “We must obey God rather than men.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:40 -

So they [fn]followed his advice. And after calling the apostles G652 in and beating them, they commanded them not to [fn]speak in the name of Jesus, and then released them.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:6 - And these they stood before the apostles G652, and after praying, they laid their hands on them.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:1 -

Now Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death.

And on that day a great persecution [fn]began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles G652.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:14 -

Now when the apostles G652 in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:18 - Now when Simon saw that the Spirit had been bestowed through the laying on of the apostles’ G652 hands, he offered them money,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:27 - But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles G652 and recounted to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had talked to him, and how at Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:1 -

Now the apostles G652 and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:4 - But the multitude of the city was divided; and some [fn]sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles G652.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:14 - But when the apostles G652 Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:2 - And when Paul and Barnabas had not a little dissension and debate with them, the brothers determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles G652 and elders concerning this issue.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:4 - When they arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles G652 and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:6 -

Both the apostles G652 and the elders came together to [fn]look into this [fn]matter.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:22 -

Then it seemed good to the apostles G652 and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them—Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers—to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:23 - and they [fn]sent this letter by them,

“The apostles G652 and the brothers who are elders, to the brothers in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia who are from the Gentiles, greetings.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:4 - Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering the decrees which had been decided upon by the apostles G652 and elders who were in Jerusalem, for them to keep.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:1 -

Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, [fn]called as an apostle G652, having been set apart for the gospel of God,

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:13 - But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle G652 of Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:7 -

Greet Andronicus and [fn]Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are outstanding to the apostles G652, who also [fn]were in Christ before me.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:1 -

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

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:9 - For, I think that God has exhibited us apostles G652 last of all, as men condemned to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:1 -

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle G652? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:2 - If to others I am not an apostle G652, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:5 - Do we not have authority to take along a [fn]believing wife, even as the rest of the apostles G652 and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:28 - And God has [fn]appointed in the church, first apostles G652, second prophets, third teachers, then [fn]miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:29 - Are all apostles G652? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of [fn]miracles?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:7 - After that, He appeared to [fn]James, then to all the apostles G652,
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:9 - For I am the least of the apostles G652, [fn]and not worthy to be called an apostle G652, because I persecuted the church of God.

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