apostel

Norwegian Nynorsk

noun-m1

Definitions

(biblical) an apostle

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (one sent forth, apostle, messenger, ambassador, one who is sent, envoy, Apostle).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἀπόστολος

Gloss

one sent forth, apostle, messenger, ambassador, one who is sent, envoy, Apostle

`Kanji`

使

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

apostolus Latin
ψευδαπόστολος Ancient Greek
ἀπόστολος Ancient Greek
apostel Norwegian Bokmål
apostol Old English
apostol Serbo-Croatian
apostol Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
απόστολος Greek (modern)
Apostel Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌿𐍃 Gothic
апостол Macedonian