ἀπόστολος | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

ἀπόστολος, -ου, ὁ

Definition

apostle; envoy, messenger

Erasmian

Modern

Root

ἀποστολο

Frequency

693

Mnemonics

“Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an ἀπόστολος” (Rom 1:1).

“I send my ἀπόστολος ahead of you, who will prepare your way” (Matt 11:10).

Verse

“Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an ἀπόστολος.” (Rom 1:1)

“The servant is not greater than the master, nor is the ἀπόστολος greater than the one who sent him.” (John 13:16)

Biblical Concordance

Acts 8:1	Now Saul was in agreement with his execution. There arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles (apostolōn \| ἀποστόλων \| gen pl masc).
Acts 8:14	Now when the apostles (apostoloi \| ἀπόστολοι \| nom pl masc) in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John,
Acts 8:18	But when Simon saw that it was through the laying on of the hands of the apostles (apostolōn \| ἀποστόλων \| gen pl masc) that the Spirit was given, he offered them money,
Acts 9:27	But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles (apostolous \| ἀποστόλους \| acc pl masc) and he related to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.
Acts 11:1	Now the apostles (apostoloi \| ἀπόστολοι \| nom pl masc) and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.
Acts 14:4	But the people of the city were divided; while some sided with the Jews, others sided with the apostles (apostolois \| ἀποστόλοις \| dat pl masc).
Acts 14:14	But when the apostles (apostoloi \| ἀπόστολοι \| nom pl masc) Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their clothes, rushed out into the crowd, and shouted,
Acts 15:2	And when Paul and Barnabas had no small argument and debate with them, the brethren appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others among them to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles (apostolous \| ἀποστόλους \| acc pl masc) and elders regarding this issue.
Acts 15:4	And when they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles (apostolōn \| ἀποστόλων \| gen pl masc) and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.
Acts 15:6	The apostles (apostoloi \| ἀπόστολοι \| nom pl masc) and the elders were gathered to see about this matter.
Acts 15:22	Then it seemed good to the apostles (apostolois \| ἀποστόλοις \| dat pl masc) and the elders, together with the whole church, to send men chosen from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas — Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers —
Acts 15:23	writing by their hand, “From the apostles (apostoloi \| ἀπόστολοι \| nom pl masc) and elders, your brothers, to the Gentile brothers in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, Greetings!
Acts 16:4	As they went through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles (apostolōn \| ἀποστόλων \| gen pl masc) and elders who were in Jerusalem.
Romans 1:1	Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle (apostolos \| ἀπόστολος \| nom sg masc), set apart for the gospel of God,
Romans 11:13	I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle (apostolos \| ἀπόστολος \| nom sg masc) to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry,
Romans 16:7	Greet Andronicus and Junia, my compatriots and my fellow prisoners; they were well known to the apostles (apostolois \| ἀποστόλοις \| dat pl masc), and were in Christ before me.
1 Corinthians 1:1	Paul, called to be an apostle (apostolos \| ἀπόστολος \| nom sg masc) of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
1 Corinthians 4:9	For it seems to me that God has displayed us, the apostles (apostolous \| ἀποστόλους \| acc pl masc), last, as men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.
1 Corinthians 9:1	Am I not free? Am I not an apostle (apostolos \| ἀπόστολος \| nom sg masc)? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my labor in the Lord?
1 Corinthians 9:2	If to others I am not an apostle (apostolos \| ἀπόστολος \| nom sg masc), at least I am to you, for you are the proof of my apostleship in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 9:5	Do we not have the right to the company of a believing wife, as also the other apostles (apostoloi \| ἀπόστολοι \| nom pl masc), the Lord’s brothers, and Cephas do?
1 Corinthians 12:28	And God has appointed in the church first apostles (apostolous \| ἀποστόλους \| acc pl masc), second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, those able to help others, those who can provide guidance, and various kinds of tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:29	Not all are apostles (apostoloi \| ἀπόστολοι \| nom pl masc), are they? Not all are prophets, are they? Not all are teachers, are they? Not all work miracles, do they?
1 Corinthians 15:7	Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles (apostolois \| ἀποστόλοις \| dat pl masc).
1 Corinthians 15:9	For I am the least of the apostles (apostolōn \| ἀποστόλων \| gen pl masc), unworthy to be called an apostle (apostolos \| ἀπόστολος \| nom sg masc), because I persecuted the church of God.