Midvash

ἀπόστολοςapóstolos

a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers)

Greek (New Testament) · G652

Meanings

1. a fleet, an expedition (Dem.).

2. a messenger, one sent on a mission (Hdt., LXX, 1 Kings 14:6, and π.; see M, Pr., 37 f.; MM, under that word; M, Th., i, 2:7 and references): John 13:16, 2 Corinthians 8:23, Philippians 2:25.

3. In NT, an Apostle of Christ

(a) with special ref. to the Twelve: Matthew 10:2, Mark 3:14, Luke 11:49, Ephesians 3:5, Revelation 18:20, and elsewhere, equality with whom is claimed by St. Paul, Galatians 1:1, Galatians 1:11 ff, 1 Timothy 2:7, a1.

(b) in a wider sense of prominent Christian teachers, as Barnabas, Acts 14:14, apparently also Silvanus and Timothy, 1 Thessalonians 2:6, and perhaps Andronicus and Junias (Junia?), Romans 16:7 (see ICC, in l.); of false teachers, claiming apostleship: 2 Corinthians 11:5, 2 Corinthians 11:13, Revelation 2:2.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 79 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 10:2 Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (also called Peter), then Andrew (Peter’s brother), James (son of Zebedee), John (James’s brother),
  • Mark 3:14 Then he appointed twelve of them and called them his apostles. They were to accompany him, and he would send them out to preach,
  • Mark 6:30 The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught.
  • Luke 6:13 At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names:
  • Luke 9:10 When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he slipped quietly away with them toward the town of Bethsaida.
  • Luke 11:49 This is what God in his wisdom said about you: ‘I will send prophets and apostles to them, but they will kill some and persecute the others.’
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.