ἀπόστολος
apóstolos
“a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers)”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
one sent as a messenger or agent, the bearer of a commission, messenger, Jn. 13:16; an apostle, Mt. 10:2
Translated in KJV as
apostlemessengerhe that is sent
Etymology
from G649 (ἀποστέλλω);
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