apóstol

Borrowed from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “messenger, one sent forth”), from ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, “I send off”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I set”).

apóstol m (plural apóstoles)

1. apostle (missionary or leader of a mission)

Borrowed from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “messenger, one sent forth”), from ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, “to send off”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “to set”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈpostol/ [aˈpos.t̪ol]

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• Rhymes: -ostol
• Syllabification: a‧pós‧tol

apóstol m (plural apóstoles)

1. apostle

• “apóstol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024