Strong's Number 652

Transliteration:

apostolos {ap-os'-tol-os}

Word Origin:

from 649

TDNT:

1:407,67

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Usage in the KJV:

apostle 78, messenger 2, he that is sent 1

Total: 81

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