ἀπόστολος
apóstolos
a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers)
Lexicon
Derivation: from G649 (ἀποστέλλω);
a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers)
- a delegate
- specially, an ambassador of the Gospel
- officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: apostle, messenger, he that is sent
Usage
80 occurrences · 0 OT · 80 NT · 19 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the apostles32 · 40%
- apostles15 · 19%
- an apostle14 · 17%
- of the apostles7 · 9%
- to be an apostle2 · 2%
- the apostle2 · 2%
- he that is sent1 · 1%
- unto the apostles1 · 1%
- in the apostles1 · 1%
- the other apostles1 · 1%
- when the apostles1 · 1%
- be enquired of, they are the messengers1 · 1%
- of an apostle1 · 1%
- them which were apostles1 · 1%
- messenger1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.