How do you pronounce apostle in the Bible?
How do you pronounce 12 apostles?
What is the meaning of apostle?
The term apostle is derived from Classical Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos), meaning “one who is sent off”, from στέλλειν (“stellein”), “to send” + από (apó), “off, away from”. The literal meaning in English is therefore an “emissary” (from the Latin mittere, “to send”, and ex, “from, out, off”.
Who were the 12 apostles?
When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot, Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a