"apostol" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑ.pos.tol/
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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ang|LL.|apostolus}} Late Latin apostolus, {{der|ang|grc|ἀπόστολος||messenger, one sent forth}} Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “messenger, one sent forth”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} apostol m, {{ang-noun|m}} apostol m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|apostol}}, {{ang-decl-noun|apostol|apostolas|apostol|apostolas|apostoles|apostola|apostole|apostolum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], apostol [nominative, singular], apostolas [nominative, plural], apostol [accusative, singular], apostolas [accusative, plural], apostoles [genitive, singular], apostola [genitive, plural], apostole [dative, singular], apostolum [dative, plural]
  1. apostle Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Christianity Derived forms: apostolhād, apostolīċ, ealdorapostol, efenapostol
    Sense id: en-apostol-ang-noun-v4ELqK7k Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "2": "LL.",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ἀπόστολος",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "a-stem",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apostol",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apostolas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apostol",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apostolas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apostoles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apostola",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apostole",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apostolum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
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        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      },
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        "8": "apostolum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "ang:Christianity",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "apostolhād"
        },
        {
          "word": "apostolīċ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ealdorapostol"
        },
        {
          "word": "efenapostol"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "apostle"
      ],
      "id": "en-apostol-ang-noun-v4ELqK7k",
      "links": [
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          "apostle",
          "apostle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑ.pos.tol/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "apostol"
}
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      "word": "apostolhād"
    },
    {
      "word": "apostolīċ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ealdorapostol"
    },
    {
      "word": "efenapostol"
    }
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        "4": "",
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      },
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "form": "a-stem",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "apostol",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apostola",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apostole",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apostolum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "apostol m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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      },
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        "1": "apostol"
      },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "apostol",
        "4": "apostolas",
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        "6": "apostola",
        "7": "apostole",
        "8": "apostolum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
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        "Old English nouns",
        "Old English terms borrowed from Late Latin",
        "Old English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Old English terms derived from Late Latin",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ang:Christianity"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "apostle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "apostle",
          "apostle"
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑ.pos.tol/"
    }
  ],
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}

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