ἀπόστολος

See also: απόστολος and Απόστολος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

  • From ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, “I send off”), from ἀπό- (apó-, “from”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I send”).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    ᾰ̓πόστολος • (ăpóstolos) m (genitive ᾰ̓ποστόλου); second declension

    1. one who is sent
    2. messenger, envoy, ambassador
      Synonym: κῆρυξ (kêrux)
    3. (biblical) apostle

    Inflection

    Second declension of ὁ ᾰ̓πόστολος; τοῦ ᾰ̓ποστόλου (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ὁ ᾰ̓πόστολος
    ho ăpóstolos     		τὼ ᾰ̓ποστόλω
    tṑ ăpostólō     		οἱ ᾰ̓πόστολοι
    hoi ăpóstoloi
    Genitive τοῦ ᾰ̓ποστόλου
    toû ăpostólou     		τοῖν ᾰ̓ποστόλοιν
    toîn ăpostóloin     		τῶν ᾰ̓ποστόλων
    tôn ăpostólōn
    Dative τῷ ᾰ̓ποστόλῳ
    tōî ăpostólōi     		τοῖν ᾰ̓ποστόλοιν
    toîn ăpostóloin     		τοῖς ᾰ̓ποστόλοις
    toîs ăpostólois
    Accusative τὸν ᾰ̓πόστολον
    tòn ăpóstolon     		τὼ ᾰ̓ποστόλω
    tṑ ăpostólō     		τοὺς ᾰ̓ποστόλους
    toùs ăpostólous
    Vocative ᾰ̓πόστολε
    ăpóstole     		ᾰ̓ποστόλω
    ăpostólō     		ᾰ̓πόστολοι
    ăpóstoloi
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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