apóstol

See also: apostol, apòstol, apoštol, apostoł, Apostol, and Apóstol

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “messenger, one sent forth”), from ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, “I send off”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I set”).

Noun

apóstol m (plural apóstoles)

1. apostle (missionary or leader of a mission)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “messenger, one sent forth”), from ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, “to send off”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “to set”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpostol/ [aˈpos.t̪ol]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ostol
• Syllabification: a‧pós‧tol

Noun

apóstol m (plural apóstoles)

1. apostle

Derived terms

• Actos de los Apóstoles (“Acts of the Apostles”)
• Hechos de los Apóstoles (“Acts of the Apostles”)

 

Related terms

• apostolado
• apostólico

 

Further reading

• “apóstol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014