ἀπόστολος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ᾰ̓πόστολος • (apóstolos) 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 apóstolos		 τὼ ᾰ̓ποστόλω
tṑ apostólō		 οἱ ᾰ̓πόστολοι
hoi apóstoloi
Genitive τοῦ ᾰ̓ποστόλου
toû apostólou		 τοῖν ᾰ̓ποστόλοιν
toîn apostóloin		 τῶν ᾰ̓ποστόλων
tôn apostólōn
Dative τῷ ᾰ̓ποστόλῳ
tôi apostólōi		 τοῖν ᾰ̓ποστόλοιν
toîn apostóloin		 τοῖς ᾰ̓ποστόλοις
toîs apostólois
Accusative τὸν ᾰ̓πόστολον
tòn apóstolon		 τὼ ᾰ̓ποστόλω
tṑ apostólō		 τοὺς ᾰ̓ποστόλους
toùs apostólous
Vocative ᾰ̓πόστολε
apóstole		 ᾰ̓ποστόλω
apostólō		 ᾰ̓πόστολοι
apóstoloi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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