Strong's Number G652

ἀπόστολος

apostolos · ap-os'-tol-os

Transliteration:

apostolos{ap-os'-tol-os}

Word Origin:

from 649

TDNT:

1:407,67

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

apostle 78, messenger 2, he that is sent 1

Total: 81
Occurs 80 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

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