Apostolē ἀποστολή
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| ἀποστολή | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | apostolē |
| Strong's number | G651 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | apostleship |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (1) |
Apostolē (Greek ἀποστολή, Strong's G651) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “apostleship”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀπο-στολή, -ῆς, ἡ
(ἀποστέλλω), [in LXX: Deu.22:7, 3Ki.4:34 9:16 Psa.78:49, Ecc.8:8, Sng.4:13 (for שָׁלַח and its cognates), 1Es.9:51 Est.9:54, Jer.32:36, Bar.2:25, 1Ma.2:18, 2Ma.3:2 *.]
1. In cl., a sending away (MM, see word), as, an expedition (Hdt.).
2. In LXX
(a) discharge, dismissal (Ecc.8:8);
(b) a gift (3Ki.9:16, 1Ma.2:13).
3. In NT, the office of an Apostle of Christ, apostleship: Act.1:25, Rom.1:5, 1Co.9:2, Gal.2:8 (Cremer, 530).†
(AS)
(ἀποστέλλω), [in LXX: Deu.22:7, 3Ki.4:34 9:16 Psa.78:49, Ecc.8:8, Sng.4:13 (for שָׁלַח and its cognates), 1Es.9:51 Est.9:54, Jer.32:36, Bar.2:25, 1Ma.2:18, 2Ma.3:2 *.]
1. In cl., a sending away (MM, see word), as, an expedition (Hdt.).
2. In LXX
(a) discharge, dismissal (Ecc.8:8);
(b) a gift (3Ki.9:16, 1Ma.2:13).
3. In NT, the office of an Apostle of Christ, apostleship: Act.1:25, Rom.1:5, 1Co.9:2, Gal.2:8 (Cremer, 530).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | apostleship (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | apostleship (4) |
Verses
Every verse with Apostolē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 1:25That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”
Romans
- Romans 1:5By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 9:2If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
Galatians
- Galatians 2:8(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).