Apostle
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8.4
- noun
- /əˈpɑːsəl/
:
apóstol
- We have Paul the Apostle, or Paul of Tarsus, as I call him, who also had the vision of the risen Christ on the way to Damascus, which transformed him.
- Apostles of Christ
- Apostles of Jesus
- sent Apostles
And that metaphor is used to to talk about the apostles or about the disciples.
- And that metaphor is used to to talk about the apostles or about the disciples.
- And then Jesus retires with his apostles.
- His funeral, an event of stunning magnificence, saw him laid to rest in a golden tomb within the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
- Oh, by the way, the apostles didn't want to do it.
- And he actually very much condemned and called the apostles hypocrites.
- I believe this is the same company that published the old Apostle books.
Examples
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Name for the Apostle Paul, the biblical figure who helped to establish the Christian Church.
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In Jesus' name, we pray to be his apostles, forever and ever, amen.
Fiction book (1999) -
Paul or the Apostle Paul, however you want to call him, wrote that.
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At my death, you will be my witness, and upon my return you will be my apostle.
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So if you want to understand the body of Christ, listen to the apostle telling the faithful,
Academic text (2004) -
The holy apostles Peter and Paul and all the saints command you.
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How can you be infidels when God's words were read to you, and his apostle is among you?
Academic text (2015) -
But we know Saul of Tarsus became the apostle Paul one to three years after the crucifixion.
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According to him, in the early churches, apostolic men, heirs of the apostles, existed alongside and above the presbyterial leaders.
Academic text (1992) -
In the New Testament, the apostle Peter was one of Jesus' closest followers.
Synonyms
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6.1
A person who follows and helps spread a teacher's ideas
Compounds
A short letter in the Christian Bible from Paul asking Philemon to forgive his runaway slave
A short Bible letter from Paul giving advice about church leaders
A book of the Christian Bible that Paul wrote to the Christians in Colossae
A New Testament letter by Paul to the people of Ephesus about being saved through Christ
A book in the Christian Bible with Paul's letter to people in Galatia
A book of the New Testament that is a letter Paul wrote to Christians in Philippi
A book in the Christian Bible that explains Paul's teachings to Christians in Rome
- Formal
A title for Saint Paul, a Christian leader who spreads Christianity to non-Jewish people
A short New Testament letter that gives advice to a church leader named Timothy about teaching and behavior
A letter in the Christian Bible from Paul to the church in Corinth
A New Testament book that contains Paul's first letter to the Christians in Thessalonica
One of the twelve followers of Jesus, brother of Peter and patron saint of Scotland
One of Jesus's twelve followers, brother of John, traditionally said to have written the New Testament letter James
A follower of Jesus who led the first Christians and is seen by Catholics as the first pope
A person who was one of Jesus' twelve disciples and is believed to have written the first Gospel
A New Testament book that is Paul's second letter to the church at Corinth
A book in the New Testament that is a letter from Paul to the people in Thessalonica
A short Bible letter from Paul giving advice and encouragement to Timothy
One of the twelve followers of Jesus who does not believe Jesus rose until he sees him
One of Jesus's twelve followers who is John's brother and traditionally said to have written the New Testament letter James
One of the twelve followers of Jesus who is said to have written the first Gospel in the New Testament
A follower of Jesus who led the Apostles and Catholics regard as the first Pope
How Devoted
46
8.4
- Literature
144
6.1
20
6.6
295
1.6
165
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Apostle comes from a Greek term meaning 'one sent out', from apo- 'away' and stello 'to send'. So an Apostle is literally someone sent to teach or carry a message, which is why it names the twelve disciples who were sent by Jesus to spread his teachings.