Assertion: apostle's word | /r/HasProperty | apostolos
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text: The term “apostle” comes from the Greek word apostolos, which literally means ‘one sent forth’.
text: When we do so, we first learn that the word “apostle” comes from the Greek word apostolos, which means “one sent from or forth, a messenger, delegate” (Arndt and Gingrich, 1957, p. 99; Thayer, 1901, p. 68).
text: Unfortunately, the Greek word apostolos, from which “apostle” is translated, merely means “a sent one.
text: The word apostolos was used in common literature to designate “a delegate, a messenger, as one sent forth with orders.
text: For that reason, English translations of the Bible normally render the word apostolos in the two instances above as “messenger” or “representative.”10
text: The word “apostle” (apostolos) is used in different ways in the New Testament: (1) for the Twelve disciples originally appointed by Jesus (and later Matthias); (2) for the Twelve plus Paul and a larger group (1 Corinthians 15:3–8) whose exact numbers are somewhat uncertain; and (3) for others such as Epaphroditus (Philippians 2:25) and the unnamed “brothers”
text: The Greek word is apostolos.
text: In two instances, the Greek word apostolos is not translated as “apostle,” but rather as “messenger” or “representative” (2 Corinthians 8:23 and Philippians 2:25).
text: It comes from the Greek I send and from and is essentially the same word apostolos as we use in English.
text: The original word for apostle was a generic Greek word (apostolos) that meant ambassador, or "a delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders" (Thayer's Greek Lexicon, 676).
text: The Greek word we translate as “apostle” is apostolos.