apostle

Greek Noun Male

ἀπόστολος, -ου, ὁ (ἀοστέλλω), [in LXX; 3Ki.14:6 A (שָׁלַח) *;] 1) a fleet, an expedition (Dem.). 2) a messenger, one sent on a mission (Hdt, LXX, l.with, and π; see M, Pr., 37 f; MM, see word; M, Th., i, 2:7 and reff.): Jhn.13:16, 2Co.8:23 Php.2:25. 3) In NT, an Apostle of Christ (a) with special ref. to the Twelve: Mat.10:2, Mrk.3:14, Luk.11:49, Eph.3:5, Rev.18:20, al, equality with whom is claimed by St. Paul, Gal.1:1, 11 ff, 1Ti.2:7, a1; (b) in a wider sense of prominent Christian teachers, as Barnabas, Act.14:14, apparently also Silvanus and Timothy, 1Th.2:6, and perhaps Andronicus and Junias (Junia?), Rom.16:7 (see ICC, in l); of false teachers, claiming apostleship: 2Co.11:5 11:13, Rev.2:2. (On the different uses of the term in NT, see Lit, Gal., 92-101; Cremer, 530; DB, i, 126; DCG, i, 105; Enc. Br, ii, 196 ff.) (AS)

apostle

Greek Noun Male

ἀπόστολ-ος, ὁ, messenger, ambassador, envoy, ὁ μὲν δὴ ἀ. ἐς τὴν Μίλητον ἦν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς Λακεδαίμονα τριήρεϊ ἀ. ἐγίνετο he went off on a mission to Laced, [Refs] b) commander of a naval force, [Refs 5th c.AD+] 2) messenger from God, [LXX]; especially of the Apostles, [NT] II) ={στόλος}, naval squadron or expedition, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπόστολον ἀφιέναι, ἀποστέλλειν, ποιεῖσθαι, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.2) colony, [Refs 1st c.BC+] II.3) ={ἀποστολή}, of envoys, [Refs 1st c.AD+] II.4) ἀπόστολον, τό, with or without πλοῖον, packet, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.5) ἀπόστολος, ὁ, order for dispatch, of a vessel, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] II.6) export-licence, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.7) genitive uncertain, cargo dispatched by order, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Masculine

a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers); apostle, messenger, he that is sent; from g649 (ἀποστέλλω)