apostel

• IPA^(key): /aːˈpɔs.təl/, (colloquial Hollandic) [ɑˈpɔstəl]

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• Hyphenation: apos‧tel

From Middle Dutch apostel, from Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos).

apostel m (plural apostelen or apostels, diminutive aposteltje n)

1. (Christianity) apostle (disciple of Christ; missionary or leader of a mission)

• apostolaat
• apostolisch

• Negerhollands: apostl, apostle
• → Indonesian: apostel
• → Papiamentu: apòstel
• → Sranan Tongo: apostru

From Latin apposta.

apostel f (plural apostelen)

1. (chiefly plural) knighthead (timber supporting the bowsprit)

From Dutch apostel, from Middle Dutch apostel, from Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos).

• IPA^(key): [ˈapɔstɛl]
• Hyphenation: apos‧tèl

apostel (plural apostel-apostel)

1. apostle

   Synonyms: pembela, rasul

• “apostel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”).

apostel m (definite singular apostelen, indefinite plural apostler, definite plural apostlene)

1. (biblical) an apostle

• Apostlenes gjerninger

• “apostel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos).

apostel m (definite singular apostelen, indefinite plural apostlar, definite plural apostlane)

1. (biblical) an apostle

• “apostel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

apostel m

1. alternative form of apostol

Borrowed from German Apostel. Doublet of apostōł, a form inherited from Old Polish, from Old Czech.

• IPA^(key): /aˈpɔs.tɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɔstɛl
• Syllabification: a‧pos‧tel

apostel m pers

1. (Christianity) apostle (missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church)

   Synonym: apostel

2. (derogatory) Dismissive epithet.
3. (humorous) zealot (overly religious person)

• Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “apostel”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 25

Inherited from Old Swedish apostol, apostel.

apostel c

1. an Apostle (disciple of Jesus)
2. an apostle (missionary, or figuratively)

• Apostlagärningarna
• apostlahäst

• apostel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• apostel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• apostel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

apostel (nominative plural apostels)

1. (obsolete) apostle

This older term has been replaced by paostolan "apostle".

• postel (also obsolete)