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apostolos G652

ἀπόστολος (apostolos) means “apostle” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἀπόστολος Greek · G652 79 tagged occurrences in 78 verses

Pronunciation guide: ap-os'-tol-os Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0652

ἀπόστολος · apostolos · apostle

ἀπόστολος, -ου, ὁ (ἀοστέλλω), [in LXX; 3Ki.14:6 A (שָׁלַח) * ;] 1. a fleet, an expedition (Dem.). 2. a messenger, one sent on a mission (Hdt., LXX, l.with, and π.; see M, Pr., 37 f.; MM, see word; M, Th., i, 2:7 and reff.): Jhn.13:16, 2Co.8:23 Php.2:25. 3. In NT, an Apostle of Christ (a) with special ref. to the Twelve: Mat.10:2, Mrk.3:14, Luk.11:49, Eph.3:5, Rev.18:20, al., equality with whom is claimed by St. Paul, Gal.1:1, 11 ff, 1Ti.2:7, a1.; (b) in a wider sense of prominent Christian teachers, as Barnabas, Act.14:14, apparently also Silvanus and Timothy, 1Th.2:6, and perhaps Andronicus and Junias (Junia?), Rom.16:7 (see ICC, in l); of false teachers, claiming apostleship: 2Co.11:5 11:13, Rev.2:2. (On the different uses of the term in NT, see Lit., Gal., 92-101; Cremer, 530; DB, i, 126; DCG, i, 105; Enc. Br., ii, 196 ff.) (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.

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How translators render G652

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
apostles 53
an apostle 15
apostle 3
a messenger 1
apostles in 1
messenger 1
other apostles 1
the apostle 1
they are messengers 1
to be apostles 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the apostles 35
an apostle 16
apostles 16
of the apostles 6
of the 2
the apostle 2
he that is sent 1
messenger 1
of an apostle 1
the 1
the messengers 1
unto the apostles 1

Verses containing G652

Page 1 of 2. 78 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 10:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

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  2. Mark 6:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.

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  3. Luke 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:

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  4. Luke 9:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.

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  5. Luke 11:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’

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  6. Luke 17:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

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  7. Luke 22:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the hour had come, Jesus reclined at the table with His apostles.

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  8. Luke 24:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.

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  9. John 13:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

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  10. Acts 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.

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  11. Acts 1:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was added to the eleven apostles.

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  12. Acts 2:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

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  13. Acts 2:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

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  14. Acts 2:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.

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  15. Acts 4:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.

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  16. Acts 4:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.

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  17. Acts 4:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),

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  18. Acts 4:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

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  19. Acts 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

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  20. Acts 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.

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  21. Acts 5:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

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  22. Acts 5:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

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  23. Acts 5:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.

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  24. Acts 6:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

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  25. Acts 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

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  26. Acts 8:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

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  27. Acts 8:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.

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  28. Acts 9:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.

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  29. Acts 11:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

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  30. Acts 14:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.

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  31. Acts 14:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

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  32. Acts 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.

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  33. Acts 15:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.

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  34. Acts 15:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.

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  35. Acts 15:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,

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  36. Acts 15:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.

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  37. Acts 16:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.

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  38. Romans 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—

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  39. Romans 11:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry

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  40. Romans 16:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.

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  41. 1 Corinthians 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

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  42. 1 Corinthians 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.

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  43. 1 Corinthians 9:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?

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  44. 1 Corinthians 9:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  45. 1 Corinthians 9:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?

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  46. 1 Corinthians 12:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.

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  47. 1 Corinthians 12:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?

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  48. 1 Corinthians 15:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

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  49. 1 Corinthians 15:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

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  50. 2 Corinthians 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:

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