# apostel
## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aːˈpɔs.təl/, (colloquial Hollandic) [ɑˈpɔstəl]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: apos‧tel

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch apostel, from Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos).

#### Noun

apostel m (plural apostelen or apostels, diminutive aposteltje n)
* (Christianity) apostle (disciple of Christ; missionary or leader of a mission)

##### Derived terms

* apostelbrood
* zedelijkheidsapostel

##### Related terms

* apostolaat
* apostolisch

##### Descendants

* Negerhollands: apostl, apostle
* → Indonesian: apostel
* → Papiamentu: apòstel
* → Sranan Tongo: apostru

### Etymology 2

From Latin apposta.

#### Noun

apostel f (plural apostelen)
* (chiefly plural) knighthead (timber supporting the bowsprit)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch apostel, from Middle Dutch apostel, from Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈapɔstɛl]
* Hyphenation: apos‧tèl

### Noun

apostel (uncountable)
* apostle
    Synonyms: pembela, rasul

#### Related terms

* apostolik

### Further reading

* “apostel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”).

### Noun

apostel m (definite singular apostelen, indefinite plural apostler, definite plural apostlene)
* (biblical) an apostle

#### Derived terms

* Apostlenes gjerninger

### References

* “apostel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos).

### Noun

apostel m (definite singular apostelen, indefinite plural apostlar, definite plural apostlane)
* (biblical) an apostle

### References

* “apostel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Frisian
### Noun

apostel m
* Alternative form of apostol

#### Inflection
## Silesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Apostel. Doublet of apostōł, a form inherited from Old Polish, from Old Czech.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈpɔs.tɛl/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔstɛl
* Syllabification: a‧pos‧tel

### Noun

apostel m pers
* (Christianity) apostle (missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church)
    Synonym: apostel
* (derogatory) Dismissive epithet.
* (humorous) zealot (overly religious person)

### Further reading

* Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “apostel”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 25

## Swedish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish apostol, apostel.

### Noun

apostel c
* an Apostle (disciple of Jesus)
* an apostle (missionary, or figuratively)

#### Derived terms

* Apostlagärningarna
* apostlahäst

### References

* apostel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* apostel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* apostel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Volapük
### Noun

apostel (nominative plural apostels)
* (obsolete) apostle

#### Usage notes

This older term has been replaced by paostolan "apostle".

#### Declension

$^1$ status as a case is disputed $^2$ in later, non-classical Volapük only

#### Synonyms

* postel (also obsolete)