Strong's Greek #652 - ἀπόστολος, ου, ὁ apostolos (a messenger)

apostle, messenger, he that is sent.

From apostello; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers) -- apostle, messenger, he that is sent.

see GREEK apostello

Strong's 652: ἀπόστολος

ἀπόστολος, ἀποστόλου, ὁ;

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 ὁ ἀπόστολος and ὁ πέμψας αὐτόν are contrasted); followed by a genitive, as τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν, 2 Corinthians 8:23; Philippians 2:25; ἀπόστολον ... τῆς ὁμολογίας ἡμῶν the apostle whom we confess, of Christ, God's chief messenger, who has brought the κλῆσις ἀπουρανιος, 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." 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 (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 Lightfoot on Galatians, pp. 92-101; Harnack, on 'Teaching etc. 11, 3 [ET]; cf. BB. DD. under the word)

Strong's Greek: 652. ἀπόστολος (apostolos) — 80 Occurrences

Matthew 10:2 - N-GMP
GRK: δὲ δώδεκα ἀποστόλων τὰ ὀνόματά
NAS: of the twelve apostles are these:
KJV: of the twelve apostles are
INT: and [the] twelve apostles the names

Mark 3:14 - N-AMP
GRK: οὓς καὶ ἀποστόλους ὠνόμασεν ἵνα
INT: ones and apostles he calls that

Mark 6:30 - N-NMP
GRK: συνάγονται οἱ ἀπόστολοι πρὸς τὸν
NAS: The apostles gathered together
KJV: And the apostles gathered themselves together
INT: are gathered together the apostles to

Luke 6:13 - N-AMP
GRK: οὓς καὶ ἀποστόλους ὠνόμασεν
NAS: He also named as apostles:
KJV: also he named apostles;
INT: whom also apostles he named

Luke 9:10 - N-NMP
GRK: ὑποστρέψαντες οἱ ἀπόστολοι διηγήσαντο αὐτῷ
NAS: When the apostles returned,
KJV: And the apostles, when they were returned,
INT: having returned the apostles related to him

Luke 11:49 - N-AMP
GRK: προφήτας καὶ ἀποστόλους καὶ ἐξ
NAS: to them prophets and apostles, and [some] of them they will kill
KJV: prophets and apostles, and [some] of
INT: prophets and apostles and [some] of

Luke 17:5 - N-NMP
GRK: εἶπαν οἱ ἀπόστολοι τῷ κυρίῳ
NAS: The apostles said to the Lord,
KJV: And the apostles said unto the Lord,
INT: said the apostles to the Lord

Luke 22:14 - N-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ ἀπόστολοι σὺν αὐτῷ
NAS: He reclined [at the table], and the apostles with Him.
KJV: and the twelve apostles with him.
INT: and the apostles with him

Luke 24:10 - N-AMP
GRK: πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους ταῦτα
NAS: these things to the apostles.
KJV: these things unto the apostles.
INT: to the apostles these things

John 13:16 - N-NMS
GRK: αὐτοῦ οὐδὲ ἀπόστολος μείζων τοῦ
NAS: nor [is] one who is sent greater
KJV: neither he that is sent greater than
INT: of him nor a messenger greater than the [one]

Acts 1:2 - N-DMP
GRK: ἐντειλάμενος τοῖς ἀποστόλοις διὰ πνεύματος
NAS: given orders to the apostles whom
KJV: had given commandments unto the apostles whom
INT: having given command to the apostles by [the] Spirit

Acts 1:26 - N-GMP
GRK: τῶν ἕνδεκα ἀποστόλων
NAS: to the eleven apostles.
KJV: with the eleven apostles.
INT: the eleven apostles

Acts 2:37 - N-AMP
GRK: τοὺς λοιποὺς ἀποστόλους Τί ποιήσωμεν
NAS: and the rest of the apostles, Brethren,
KJV: to the rest of the apostles, Men
INT: the other apostles What shall we do

Acts 2:42 - N-GMP
GRK: διδαχῇ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ τῇ
NAS: They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching
KJV: stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine
INT: teaching of the apostles and

Acts 2:43 - N-GMP
GRK: διὰ τῶν ἀποστόλων ἐγίνετο
NAS: through the apostles.
KJV: were done by the apostles.
INT: through the apostles took place

Acts 4:33 - N-NMP
GRK: μαρτύριον οἱ ἀπόστολοι τοῦ κυρίου
NAS: power the apostles were giving
KJV: gave the apostles witness
INT: testimony the apostles of the Lord

Acts 4:35 - N-GMP
GRK: πόδας τῶν ἀποστόλων διεδίδετο δὲ
NAS: and lay them at the apostles' feet,
KJV: at the apostles' feet:
INT: feet of the apostles distribution was made moreover

Acts 4:36 - N-GMP
GRK: ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων ὅ ἐστιν
NAS: Barnabas by the apostles (which
KJV: by the apostles was surnamed
INT: by the apostles which is

Acts 4:37 - N-GMP
GRK: πόδας τῶν ἀποστόλων
NAS: and laid it at the apostles' feet.
KJV: laid [it] at the apostles' feet.
INT: feet of the apostles

Acts 5:2 - N-GMP
GRK: πόδας τῶν ἀποστόλων ἔθηκεν
NAS: of it, he laid it at the apostles' feet.
KJV: and laid [it] at the apostles' feet.
INT: feet of the apostles laid [it]

Acts 5:12 - N-GMP
GRK: χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων ἐγίνετο σημεῖα
NAS: At the hands of the apostles many
KJV: by the hands of the apostles were many
INT: hands of the apostles came to pass signs

Acts 5:18 - N-AMP
GRK: ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ ἔθεντο
NAS: hands on the apostles and put
KJV: hands on the apostles, and put
INT: on the apostles and put

Acts 5:29 - N-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ ἀπόστολοι εἶπαν Πειθαρχεῖν
NAS: But Peter and the apostles answered,
KJV: and the [other] apostles answered
INT: and the apostles said To obey

Acts 5:40 - N-AMP
GRK: προσκαλεσάμενοι τοὺς ἀποστόλους δείραντες παρήγγειλαν
NAS: and after calling the apostles in, they flogged
KJV: when they had called the apostles, and beaten
INT: having called to [them] the apostles having beaten they commanded [them]

Acts 6:6 - N-GMP
GRK: ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ προσευξάμενοι
NAS: before the apostles; and after praying,
KJV: before the apostles: and
INT: before the apostles and having prayed

Acts 8:1 - N-GMP
GRK: πλὴν τῶν ἀποστόλων
NAS: and Samaria, except the apostles.
KJV: Samaria, except the apostles.
INT: except the apostles

Acts 8:14 - N-NMP
GRK: ἐν Ἰεροσολύμοις ἀπόστολοι ὅτι δέδεκται
NAS: Now when the apostles in Jerusalem
KJV: Now when the apostles which were at
INT: in Jerusalem apostles that had received

Acts 8:18 - N-GMP
GRK: χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων δίδοται τὸ
NAS: the laying on of the apostles' hands,
KJV: laying on of the apostles' hands
INT: hands of the apostles was given the

Acts 9:27 - N-AMP
GRK: πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ διηγήσατο
NAS: of him and brought him to the apostles and described
KJV: [him] to the apostles, and
INT: to the apostles and related

Acts 11:1 - N-NMP
GRK: δὲ οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ
NAS: Now the apostles and the brethren
KJV: And the apostles and brethren
INT: moreover the apostles and the

Acts 14:4 - N-DMP
GRK: σὺν τοῖς ἀποστόλοις
NAS: and some with the apostles.
KJV: and part with the apostles.
INT: with the apostles

Acts 14:14 - N-NMP
GRK: δὲ οἱ ἀπόστολοι Βαρνάβας καὶ
NAS: But when the apostles Barnabas
KJV: [Which] when the apostles, Barnabas
INT: however the apostles Barnabas and

Acts 15:2 - N-AMP
GRK: πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ πρεσβυτέρους
NAS: up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders
KJV: Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders
INT: to the apostles and elders

Acts 15:4 - N-GMP
GRK: καὶ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ τῶν
NAS: by the church and the apostles and the elders,
KJV: and [of] the apostles and
INT: and the apostles and the

Acts 15:6 - N-NMP
GRK: τε οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ
NAS: The apostles and the elders
KJV: And the apostles and elders
INT: moreover the apostles and the

Acts 15:22 - N-DMP
GRK: ἔδοξε τοῖς ἀποστόλοις καὶ τοῖς
NAS: it seemed good to the apostles and the elders,
KJV: pleased it the apostles and
INT: it seemed good to the apostles and to the

Acts 15:23 - N-NMP
GRK: αὐτῶν Οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ
NAS: and they sent this letter by them, The apostles and the brethren
KJV: after this manner; The apostles and
INT: of them The apostles and the

Acts 16:4 - N-GMP
GRK: ὑπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ πρεσβυτέρων
NAS: which had been decided upon by the apostles and elders
KJV: of the apostles and
INT: by the apostles and elders

Romans 1:1 - N-NMS
GRK: Χριστοῦ κλητὸς ἀπόστολος ἀφωρισμένος εἰς
NAS: called [as] an apostle, set apart
KJV: called [to be] an apostle, separated
INT: Christ a called apostle set apart for

Romans 11:13 - N-NMS
GRK: ἐγὼ ἐθνῶν ἀπόστολος τὴν διακονίαν
NAS: as I am an apostle of Gentiles,
KJV: am the apostle of the Gentiles,
INT: I of [the] Gentiles apostle the ministry

Romans 16:7 - N-DMP
GRK: ἐν τοῖς ἀποστόλοις οἳ καὶ
NAS: among the apostles, who
KJV: of note among the apostles, who also
INT: among the apostles who also

1 Corinthians 1:1 - N-NMS
GRK: ΠΑΥΛΟΣ κλητὸς ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ
NAS: called [as] an apostle of Jesus
KJV: called [to be] an apostle of Jesus
INT: Paul a called apostle of Jesus Christ

1 Corinthians 4:9 - N-AMP
GRK: ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀποστόλους ἐσχάτους ἀπέδειξεν
NAS: has exhibited us apostles last of all,
KJV: us the apostles last,
INT: us apostles last set forth

1 Corinthians 9:1 - N-NMS
GRK: οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος οὐχὶ Ἰησοῦν
NAS: Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen
KJV: Am I not an apostle? am I not
INT: not Am I an apostle not Jesus

1 Corinthians 9:2 - N-NMS
GRK: οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος ἀλλά γε
NAS: I am not an apostle, at least
KJV: I be not an apostle unto others, yet
INT: not I am an apostle yet at least

1 Corinthians 9:5 - N-NMP
GRK: οἱ λοιποὶ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ
NAS: as the rest of the apostles and the brothers
KJV: other apostles, and
INT: the other apostles and the

1 Corinthians 12:28 - N-AMP
GRK: ἐκκλησίᾳ πρῶτον ἀποστόλους δεύτερον προφήτας
NAS: first apostles, second
KJV: first apostles, secondarily
INT: church first apostles secondly prophets

1 Corinthians 12:29 - N-NMP
GRK: μὴ πάντες ἀπόστολοι μὴ πάντες
NAS: All are not apostles, are they? All
KJV: [Are] all apostles? [are] all
INT: not [Are] all apostles not all

1 Corinthians 15:7 - N-DMP
GRK: εἶτα τοῖς ἀποστόλοις πᾶσιν
NAS: then to all the apostles;
KJV: then of all the apostles.
INT: then to the apostles all

1 Corinthians 15:9 - N-GMP
GRK: ἐλάχιστος τῶν ἀποστόλων ὃς οὐκ
NAS: the least of the apostles, and not fit
KJV: am the least of the apostles, that am
INT: least of the apostles who not

1 Corinthians 15:9 - N-NMS
GRK: ἱκανὸς καλεῖσθαι ἀπόστολος διότι ἐδίωξα
NAS: to be called an apostle, because
KJV: to be called an apostle, because
INT: fit to be called apostle because I persecuted

2 Corinthians 1:1 - N-NMS
GRK: ΠΑΥΛΟΣ ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ
NAS: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus
KJV: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ
INT: Paul apostle of Christ Jesus

2 Corinthians 8:23 - N-NMP
GRK: ἀδελφοὶ ἡμῶν ἀπόστολοι ἐκκλησιῶν δόξα
NAS: you; as for our brethren, [they are] messengers of the churches,
KJV: brethren [be enquired of, they are] the messengers of the churches,
INT: brothers our [they are] messengers of [the] churches [the] glory

2 Corinthians 11:5 - N-GMP
GRK: τῶν ὑπερλίαν ἀποστόλων
NAS: inferior to the most eminent apostles.
KJV: the very chiefest apostles.
INT: those most eminent apostles

2 Corinthians 11:13 - N-AMP
GRK: μετασχηματιζόμενοι εἰς ἀποστόλους Χριστοῦ
NAS: disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
KJV: into the apostles of Christ.
INT: disguising themselves as apostles of Christ

2 Corinthians 12:11 - N-GMP
GRK: τῶν ὑπερλίαν ἀποστόλων εἰ καὶ
NAS: to the most eminent apostles, even
KJV: the very chiefest apostles, though
INT: those most eminent apostles if also

2 Corinthians 12:12 - N-GMS
GRK: σημεῖα τοῦ ἀποστόλου κατειργάσθη ἐν
NAS: The signs of a TRUE apostle were performed
KJV: the signs of an apostle were wrought
INT: signs of the apostle were produced among

Galatians 1:1 - N-NMS
GRK: ὑμῶν ΠΑΥΛΟΣ ἀπόστολος οὐκ ἀπ'
NAS: Paul, an apostle (not [sent] from men
KJV: Paul, an apostle, (not of
INT: you Paul apostle not from

Galatians 1:17 - N-AMP
GRK: πρὸ ἐμοῦ ἀποστόλους ἀλλὰ ἀπῆλθον
NAS: to those who were apostles before
KJV: to them which were apostles before
INT: before me apostles but I went away

Galatians 1:19 - N-GMP
GRK: δὲ τῶν ἀποστόλων οὐκ εἶδον
NAS: any other of the apostles except
KJV: But other of the apostles saw I none,
INT: moreover of the apostles none I saw

Ephesians 1:1 - N-NMS
GRK: ΠΑΥΛΟΣ ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ
NAS: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus
KJV: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ
INT: Paul apostle of Christ Jesus

Ephesians 2:20 - N-GMP
GRK: θεμελίῳ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ προφητῶν
NAS: on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
KJV: the foundation of the apostles and
INT: foundation of the apostles and prophets

Ephesians 3:5 - N-DMP
GRK: τοῖς ἁγίοις ἀποστόλοις αὐτοῦ καὶ
NAS: to His holy apostles and prophets
KJV: unto his holy apostles and prophets
INT: to holy apostles his and

Ephesians 4:11 - N-AMP
GRK: τοὺς μὲν ἀποστόλους τοὺς δὲ
NAS: some [as] apostles, and some
KJV: some, apostles; and
INT: some indeed apostles some moreover

Philippians 2:25 - N-AMS
GRK: ὑμῶν δὲ ἀπόστολον καὶ λειτουργὸν
NAS: who is also your messenger and minister
KJV: your messenger, and
INT: of you moreover messenger and minster

Colossians 1:1 - N-NMS
GRK: ΠΑΥΛΟΣ ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ
NAS: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ
KJV: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ
INT: Paul apostle of Christ Jesus

1 Thessalonians 2:6 - N-NMP
GRK: ὡς Χριστοῦ ἀπόστολοι
INT: as Christ's apostles

1 Timothy 1:1 - N-NMS
GRK: ΠΑΥΛΟΣ ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ
NAS: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus
KJV: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ
INT: Paul apostle of Christ Jesus

1 Timothy 2:7 - N-NMS
GRK: κῆρυξ καὶ ἀπόστολος ἀλήθειαν λέγω
NAS: a preacher and an apostle (I am telling
KJV: and an apostle, (I speak
INT: a herald and apostle [the] truth I speak

2 Timothy 1:1 - N-NMS
GRK: ΠΑΥΛΟΣ ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ
NAS: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus
KJV: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ
INT: Paul apostle of Christ Jesus

2 Timothy 1:11 - N-NMS
GRK: κῆρυξ καὶ ἀπόστολος καὶ διδάσκαλος
NAS: a preacher and an apostle and a teacher.
KJV: and an apostle, and
INT: a herald and apostle and teacher

Titus 1:1 - N-NMS
GRK: δοῦλος θεοῦ ἀπόστολος δὲ Ἰησοῦ
NAS: of God and an apostle of Jesus
KJV: and an apostle of Jesus
INT: servant of God an apostle moreover of Jesus

Hebrews 3:1 - N-AMS
GRK: κατανοήσατε τὸν ἀπόστολον καὶ ἀρχιερέα
NAS: Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest
KJV: consider the Apostle and
INT: consider the apostle and high priest

1 Peter 1:1 - N-NMS
GRK: ΠΕΤΡΟΣ ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ
NAS: Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
KJV: Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
INT: Peter apostle of Jesus Christ

2 Peter 1:1 - N-NMS
GRK: δοῦλος καὶ ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ
NAS: a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus
KJV: and an apostle of Jesus
INT: servant and apostle of Jesus Christ

2 Peter 3:2 - N-GMP
GRK: τῆς τῶν ἀποστόλων ὑμῶν ἐντολῆς
NAS: and Savior [spoken] by your apostles.
KJV: of us the apostles of the Lord
INT: of the the apostles by us commandment

Jude 1:17 - N-GMP
GRK: ὑπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων τοῦ κυρίου
NAS: that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord
KJV: of the apostles of our
INT: by the apostles of the Lord

Revelation 2:2 - N-AMP
GRK: λέγοντας ἑαυτοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ οὐκ
NAS: themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found
KJV: they are apostles, and
INT: declare [themselves] to be apostles and not

Revelation 18:20 - N-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ
NAS: and you saints and apostles and prophets,
KJV: and [ye] holy apostles and prophets;
INT: and the apostles and

Revelation 21:14 - N-GMP
GRK: τῶν δώδεκα ἀποστόλων τοῦ ἀρνίου
NAS: of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
KJV: of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
INT: of the twelve apostles of the Lamb