Greek word study

ἀπόστολοςapóstolos — an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate

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.

Translated in the King James as: apostle, messenger, he that is sent

Appears 80 times in Scripture

Origin: from G649 (ἀποστέλλω);

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Where it appears

Matthew — 1×
Matt 10:2
Mark — 2×
Mark 3:14Mark 6:30
Luke — 6×
Luke 6:13Luke 9:10Luke 11:49Luke 17:5Luke 22:14Luke 24:10
John — 1×
John 13:16
Acts — 28×
Acts 1:2Acts 1:26Acts 2:37Acts 2:42Acts 2:43Acts 4:33Acts 4:35Acts 4:36Acts 4:37Acts 5:2Acts 5:12Acts 5:18Acts 5:29Acts 5:40Acts 6:6Acts 8:1Acts 8:14Acts 8:18Acts 9:27Acts 11:1Acts 14:4Acts 14:14Acts 15:2Acts 15:4Acts 15:6+ 3 more in Acts
Romans — 3×
Rom 1:1Rom 11:13Rom 16:7
1 Corinthians — 10×
1 Cor 1:11 Cor 4:91 Cor 9:11 Cor 9:21 Cor 9:51 Cor 12:281 Cor 12:291 Cor 15:71 Cor 15:9+ 1 more in 1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians — 6×
2 Cor 1:12 Cor 8:232 Cor 11:52 Cor 11:132 Cor 12:112 Cor 12:12
Galatians — 3×
Gal 1:1Gal 1:17Gal 1:19
Ephesians — 4×
Eph 1:1Eph 2:20Eph 3:5Eph 4:11
Philippians — 1×
Phil 2:25
Colossians — 1×
Col 1:1
1 Thessalonians — 1×
1 Thess 2:6
1 Timothy — 2×
1 Tim 1:11 Tim 2:7
2 Timothy — 2×
2 Tim 1:12 Tim 1:11
Titus — 1×
Titus 1:1
Hebrews — 1×
Heb 3:1
1 Peter — 1×
1 Pet 1:1
2 Peter — 2×
2 Pet 1:12 Pet 3:2
Jude — 1×
Jude 1:17
Revelation — 3×
Rev 2:2Rev 18:20Rev 21:14

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.