Greek core word #205 · noun · 79 times in the New Testament
ἀπόστολος
ah-POS-to-losἀπόστολος, ἀποστόλου, ὁ — apostle, messenger
- Second declension masculine; accent moves to the penult before a long ending (ἀποστόλου, ἀποστόλων).
- From ἀποστέλλω “send out”: one sent, a messenger.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Second declension, masculine
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἀπόστολος | ἀπόστολοι |
| Genitive | ἀποστόλου | ἀποστόλων |
| Dative | ἀποστόλῳ | ἀποστόλοις |
| Accusative | ἀπόστολον | ἀποστόλους |
| Vocative | ἀπόστολε | ἀπόστολοι |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 59, Luke 17:5.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 199 · open the PDF here