ἀποστόλους

apostolous

apostles

from ἀποστέλλω; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers):--apostle, messenger, he that is sent.

G652

Luke 6:13 · Word #16

Lexicon G652

Lemmaἀπόστολος
Transliterationapóstolos
Strong'sG652
In-contextapostles
Literalapostles

Morphology N ACC M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀπόστολος
Strong'sG652

SIBI-P1 G652-06

the sent-ones

Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,AMP — noun; accusative case; masculine gender; plural number. Functions as a direct object in its occurrences.
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from ἀποστέλλω (“to send out”), so “sent-ones” preserves the verbal root and emphasizes commissioned agency rather than the later ecclesiastical title. The form is accusative masculine plural, indicating these are multiple male envoys functioning as the direct object in their clauses.

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Words from Root ἀπόστολος (one sent out, delegate, commissioned messenger, envoy)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G652-01 apostoloi sent-out ones
G652-02 apostolois to the sent-ones
G652-03 apostolon of the sent-ones

Word Usage (80 occurrences of G652)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 10:2 ἀποστόλων apostolon
Mark 3:14 ἀποστόλους apostolous apostles
Mark 6:30 ἀπόστολοι apostoloi apostles