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ἀποστολή (apostole)

ἀποστολή (apostole) (Greek Lexicon • G0651 • a sending away, discharge, dismissal): a sending away, discharge, dismissal. Primary meaning: a sending away, discharge, dismissal, a gift. Strong's: commission, i.e. (specially) apostolate. Lexical nuances: In cl., a sending away (MM, s.v.), as, an expedition (Hdt.). Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles—Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch , Corinth , Ephesus , and Rome , documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Romans 1:5 : "By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:"; 1 Corinthians 9:2 : "If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord."; 1 Corinthians 9:5 : "Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?". Related canonical books and chapters: 1 Corinthians 9 ( 1 Corinthians • Chapter 9 (27 verses)), Ephesians (New Testament • 6 Chapters), Romans 1 ( Romans • Chapter 1 (32 verses)).

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ἀποστολή
apostole
G0651 Greek
a sending away, discharge, dismissal

a sending away, discharge, dismissal. Primary meaning: a sending away, discharge, dismissal, a gift. Strong's: commission, i.e. (specially) apostolate. Lexical nuances: In cl., a sending away (MM, s.v.), as, an expedition (Hdt.).

ἀπόστολος
apostolos
G0652 Greek
a fleet, an expedition, a messenger

a fleet, an expedition, a messenger. Primary meaning: a fleet, an expedition, a messenger, one sent on a mission. Strong's: a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers). Lexical nuances: a fleet , an expedition (Dem.).

1 Corinthians 9
99% Chapter
1 Corinthians • Chapter 9 (27 verses)

Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord. Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Moses .

Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles
Connected via Ephesians 99% Wiki Topic
Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch , Corinth , Ephesus , and Rome , documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

Ephesians
Connected via Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles 97% New Testament
New Testament • 6 Chapters

Ephesians (New Testament, 6 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Ephesus . Opens with: "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus , and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:..."

Romans 1
95% Chapter
Romans • Chapter 1 (32 verses)

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ , called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, David , Rome .

Acts 1
Connected via Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles 93% Chapter
Acts • Chapter 1 (26 verses)

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: To whom also he shewed himself alive after his pa... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , James ( Jacob ), Simon , Judas , Jerusalem , Samaria , Galilee , Olivet .

Galatians
Connected via Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles 88% New Testament
New Testament • 6 Chapters

Galatians (New Testament, 6 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Galatia , Jerusalem , Arabia , Damascus , Syria , Cilicia . Opens with: "Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)..."

Acts
Connected via Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles 88% New Testament
New Testament • 28 Chapters

Acts (New Testament, 28 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , James ( Jacob ), Simon , Judas , Mary . Key places: Jerusalem , Samaria , Galilee , Olivet , Mesopotamia , Cappadocia . Opens with: "The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,..."

Matthew 10
Connected via ἀπόστολος (apostolos) 84% Chapter
Matthew • Chapter 10 (42 verses)

And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon , who is called Peter, and Andrew his ... Mentions: Simon , James ( Jacob ), Judas , Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , Sodom .

1 Peter
Connected via Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles 84% New Testament
New Testament • 5 Chapters

1 Peter (New Testament, 5 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Abram/Abraham , Noah . Key places: Pontus , Galatia , Cappadocia , Asia , Bithynia , Babylon . Opens with: "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus , Galatia , Cappadocia , Asia , and Bithynia ,..."

Ephesians 1
Connected via Ephesians 82% Chapter
Ephesians • Chapter 1 (23 verses)

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus , and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Ephesus .

Galatians 2
81% Chapter
Galatians • Chapter 2 (21 verses)

Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also. And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Jerusalem , Antioch 1 .

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

The four canonical Gospels— Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John —chronicle the birth of Yeshua ( Jesus ) in Bethlehem to Mary , his upbringing in Nazareth , baptism in the Jordan River , ministry across Galilee and Judea , and proclamation of the Kingdom of God.

2 Timothy 1
Connected via Romans 1 80% Chapter
2 Timothy • Chapter 1 (18 verses)

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure consc... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Asia , Rome , Ephesus .

1 Thessalonians
80% New Testament
New Testament • 5 Chapters

1 Thessalonians (New Testament, 5 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah . Key places: Macedonia , Achaia , Philippi , Athens . Opens with: "Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto..."

1 Peter 1
Connected via Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles 79% Chapter
1 Peter • Chapter 1 (25 verses)

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ , to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus , Galatia , Cappadocia , Asia , and Bithynia , Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grac... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Pontus , Galatia , Cappadocia , Asia , Bithynia .

Acts 13
Connected via Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles 78% Chapter
Acts • Chapter 13 (52 verses)

Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene , and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul . As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost... Mentions: Simeon , Saul , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Samuel , Antioch 1 , Cyrene , Seleucia , Cyprus , Salamis .

1 Corinthians
Connected via 1 Corinthians 9 78% New Testament
New Testament • 16 Chapters

1 Corinthians (New Testament, 16 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Jacob/Israel , James ( Jacob ), Adam . Key places: Corinth , Adam , Ephesus , Galatia , Jerusalem , Macedonia . Opens with: "Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,..."

1 Thessalonians 1
Connected via 1 Thessalonians 78% Chapter
1 Thessalonians • Chapter 1 (10 verses)

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ : Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our pray... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Macedonia , Achaia .

Philippians
Connected via Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles 77% New Testament
New Testament • 4 Chapters

Philippians (New Testament, 4 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , Benjamin . Key places: Philippi , Macedonia , Thessalonica . Opens with: "Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi , with the bishops and deacons:..."

Ephesians 3
Connected via Ephesians 77% Chapter
Ephesians • Chapter 3 (21 verses)

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah.

ἀποκάλυψις
apokalypsis
G0602 Greek
an uncovering, laying bare, a revealing

an uncovering, laying bare, a revealing. Primary meaning: an uncovering, laying bare, a revealing, revelation. Strong's: disclosure. Lexical nuances: an uncovering , laying bare (Plut.). Metaph., a revealing , revelation : a disclosure of divine truth, or a manifestion from God: Lk 2:32 , Ro 2:5 8:19 16:25 , I Co 1:7 14:6 , 26 , II Co 12:1 , 7 , Ga 1:12 2:2 , Eph 1:17 3:3 , II Th 1:7 , I Pe 1:7 , 13 4:13 , Re 1:1 .†

Matthew
Connected via Gospels & Ministry of Yeshua the Messiah 77% New Testament
New Testament • 28 Chapters

Matthew (New Testament, 28 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , David , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Judah . Key places: Aram , Rahab , Babylon , Bethlehem 1 , Jerusalem , Egypt . Opens with: "The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David , the son of Abraham ...."

Philippians 2
Connected via ἀπόστολος (apostolos) 77% Chapter
Philippians • Chapter 2 (30 verses)

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ , if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; b... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

ἀπιστία
apistia
G0570 Greek
want of faith, unbelief

want of faith, unbelief. Primary meaning: want of faith, unbelief. Strong's: faithlessness, i.e. (negatively) disbelief (lack of Christian faith), or (positively) unfaithfulness (disobedience). Lexical nuances: want of faith , unbelief : Mt 13:58 , Mk 6:6 9:24 16:14 , Ro 3:3 (but v.s. ἀπιστέω ) Ro 4:20 11:20 , 23 , I Ti 1:13 , He 3:12 , 19 ( DCG , ii, 775 a ; Cremer, 492).†

Revelation
Connected via Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles 76% New Testament
New Testament • 22 Chapters

Revelation (New Testament, 22 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , David , Judah , Reuben , Gad . Key places: Asia , Patmos , Ephesus , Smyrna , Thyatira , Sardis . Opens with: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and s..."

1 Corinthians 16
Connected via 1 Corinthians 9 76% Chapter
1 Corinthians • Chapter 16 (24 verses)

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia , even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. And when I come, whomsoever ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Galatia , Jerusalem , Macedonia , Ephesus , Achaia .

Acts 5
76% Chapter
Acts • Chapter 5 (42 verses)

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Ho... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Yeshua the Messiah , Judas , Solomon's , Jerusalem , Galilee .

ἀπολογία
apologia
G0627 Greek
a speech in defence

a speech in defence. Primary meaning: a speech in defence. Strong's: a plea ("apology"). Lexical nuances: a speech in defence : Ac 25:16 , II Co 7:11 , Phl 1:7 , 16 , II Ti 4:16 ; c. dat. pers., I Co 9:3 , I Pe 3:15 ; seq. πρός , Ac 22:1 .†

Acts 19
75% Chapter
Acts • Chapter 19 (41 verses)

And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth , Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus : and finding certain disciples, He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Corinth , Ephesus , Asia , Macedonia , Achaia .

Ephesians 5
Connected via Ephesians 75% Chapter
Ephesians • Chapter 5 (33 verses)

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among y... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

Titus
75% New Testament
New Testament • 3 Chapters

Titus (New Testament, 3 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah . Key places: Crete , Nicopolis . Opens with: "Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is a..."

Acts 2
Connected via Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles 74% Chapter
Acts • Chapter 2 (47 verses)

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and... Mentions: Joel , Jacob/Israel , Yeshua the Messiah , David , Jerusalem , Mesopotamia , Cappadocia , Pontus , Asia .

Romans
Connected via Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles 74% New Testament
New Testament • 16 Chapters

Romans (New Testament, 16 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , David , Abram/Abraham , Adam , Moses , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Rome , Adam , Esau , Sodom , Baal , Jerusalem . Opens with: "Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,..."

πίστις
pistis
G4102 Greek
faith, belief, trust

faith, belief, trust. Primary meaning: faith, belief, trust, confidence. Strong's: persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself. Lexical nuances: in active sense, faith , belief , trust , confidence , in NT always of religious faith in God or Christ or spiritual things: Mt 8:10 , Lk 5:20 , Ac 14:9 , Ro 1:8 , I Co 2:5 , II Co 1:24 , I Ti 1:5 , al.; c. gen. obj., Mk 11:22 , Ac 3:16 , Ro 3:22 , Ga 2:16 , Eph 3:12 , Ja 2:1 , al.; c. prep., ἐν , Ro 3:25 , Ga 3:26 , Eph 1:15 , Col 1:24 , I Ti 1:14 3:13 , II Ti 1:13 3:15 , II Pe 1:1 ; εἰς , Ac ...

Scripture Passages (24)

Romans 1:5 (KJV)
Romans 1 KJV

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

1 Corinthians 9:2 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 9 KJV

If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 9:5 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 9 KJV

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

1 Corinthians 9:1 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 9 KJV

Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

Romans 1:1 (KJV)
Romans 1 KJV

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ , called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

Ephesians 2:20 (KJV)
Ephesians 2 KJV

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

They prayed, “Lord, you know the minds of all people. Show us which one of these two men you choose to do this work. Judas turned away from it and went where he belongs. Lord, show us which man should take his place as an apostle!”

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

Acts 1:2 (KJV)
Acts 1 KJV

Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James , and John , and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew , James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus .

Revelation 21:14 (KJV)
Revelation 21 KJV

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

1 Peter 1:1 (KJV)
1 Peter 1 KJV

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ , to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus , Galatia , Cappadocia , Asia , and Bithynia ,

Acts 28:23 (KJV)
Acts 28 KJV

And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus , both out of the law of Moses , and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ , and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ .

Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon , who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus , and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

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