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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