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Koine Greek wordlink #137240

SR GNT 1 Tim 2:7 ἀπόστολος (apostolos) ‘I a proclaimer and an ambassador the truth I am speaking in’ Strongs=6520 Lemma=apostolos
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=65 AD

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Other uses (17) of identical word form ἀπόστολος (N-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀπόστολος’ (N-NMS) has 2 different glosses: ‘an ambassador’, ‘ambassador’.

Yhn (Jhn) 13:16 ‘master of him nor an ambassador greater than the one having sent’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 13:16 word 14

OET-LV: 16 Truly, truly, I _am _saying to _you _all, is not a_slave greater than the master of _him, nor an_ambassador greater than the one having _sent him. (JHN_13:16)

OET-RV: 16 I can assure you that a slave isn’t greater than his master, and a missionary isn’t greater than the king who sends him. (JHN 13:16)

Rom 1:1 ‘of chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) a called ambassador having_been set_apart for the good_message’ SR GNT Rom 1:1 word 7

OET-LV: 1 Paulos, slave of_chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), a_called ambassador, having _been _set _apart for the_good _message of_god, (ROM_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 This letter is from Paul, a slave of Messiah Yeshua and a chosen ambassador who’s been set apart for God’s good message (ROM 1:1)

Rom 11:13 ‘am I of the pagans an ambassador the service of me’ SR GNT Rom 11:13 word 16

OET-LV: 13 To _you _all but I _am _speaking, the pagans. For/Because as _much _as therefore indeed am I of_the_pagans an_ambassador, the service of _me I _am _glorifying, (ROM_11:13)

OET-RV: 13 But now I am speaking to you all non-Jews. Since I am indeed a missionary to the non-Jews, I take pride in my ministry, (ROM 11:13)

1 Cor 1:1 ‘Paulos a called ambassador of chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) by’ SR GNT 1 Cor 1:1 word 3

OET-LV: 1 Paulos, a_called ambassador of_chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) by the_will of_god, and Sōsthenaʸs, our brother, (CO1_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 This letter is from Paul, a missionary of Messiah Yeshua by God’s will, and from our brother, Sosthenes. (CO1 1:1)

1 Cor 9:1 ‘free not I am an ambassador not Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) the’ SR GNT 1 Cor 9:1 word 7

OET-LV: 9 Not I _am free? Not I _am an_ambassador? Not Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) the master of _us I _have _seen? Not the work of _me you _all are in the_master? (CO1_9:1)

OET-RV: 9 Aren’t I free? Aren’t I a missionary? Haven’t I seen Yeshua our master? Aren’t you all the result of my work for Yahweh? (CO1 9:1)

1 Cor 9:2 ‘to others not I am an ambassador but surely to you_all’ SR GNT 1 Cor 9:2 word 5

OET-LV: 2 If to _others not I _am an_ambassador, but surely to _you _all I _am, because/for the seal of _me of _the commission, you _all are in the_master. (CO1_9:2)

OET-RV: 2 If I’m not a missionary to others, at least I am to all of you, because you’re the proof that I’m a missionary for Yahweh. (CO1 9:2)

1 Cor 15:9 ‘am worthy to_be_being called an ambassador because I persecuted the’ SR GNT 1 Cor 15:9 word 13

OET-LV: 9 For/Because I am the least of _the ambassadors, who not am worthy to _be _being _called an_ambassador, because I _persecuted the assembly of_ the _god. (CO1_15:9)

OET-RV: 9 because I’m the least of the ambassadors—quite unworthy of that title because I persecuted God’s assembly. (CO1 15:9)

2 Cor 1:1 ‘Paulos an ambassador of chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) by’ SR GNT 2 Cor 1:1 word 2

OET-LV: 1 Paulos, an_ambassador of_chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) by the_will of_god, and Timotheos the brother, to _the assembly of_ the _god which being in Korinthos, with the holy ones all which being in all the Aⱪaia: (CO2_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 This letter is from Paul, a missionary of Messiah Yeshua by God’s will, and from our brother, Timothy.
¶ It’s written to God’s assembly in Corinth, along with all the believers throughout the province of Achaia. (CO2 1:1)

Gal 1:1 ‘Paulos an ambassador not from humans’ SR GNT Gal 1:1 word 2

OET-LV: 1 Paulos, an_ambassador (not from humans, nor through human _origin, but through Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah, and god the_father which having _raised him from the_dead), (GAL_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 This letter is from Paul, one of Yeshua’s ambassadors, not chosen by people or any human desire, but chosen directly by Yeshua the messiah and God the father who raised Yeshua from the dead. (GAL 1:1)

Eph 1:1 ‘Paulos an ambassador of chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) by’ SR GNT Eph 1:1 word 2

OET-LV: 1 Paulos, an_ambassador of_chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) by will of_god, to _the holy ones which being in Efesos and faithful in chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous: (EPH_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 This letter is from Paul, a missionary of Yeshua the messiah by the will of God.
¶ To the godly people there in Ephesus who are faithful to Yeshua the messiah. (EPH 1:1)

Col 1:1 ‘Paulos an ambassador of chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) by’ SR GNT Col 1:1 word 2

OET-LV: 1 Paulos, an_ambassador of_chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) by the_will of_god, and Timotheos our brother, (COL_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 This letter is from Paul, a missionary of Messiah Yeshua by God’s will, and from our brother Timothy. (COL 1:1)

1 Tim 1:1 ‘Paulos an ambassador of chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) according_to’ SR GNT 1 Tim 1:1 word 2

OET-LV: 1 Paulos, an_ambassador of_chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), according _to the_command of_god the_saviour of _us, and the_master Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah the hope of _us, (TI1_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 This letter is from Paul, a missionary of Yeshua the messiah, appointed by our saviour god’s command and by Yeshua the messiah, who is our hope. (TI1 1:1)

2 Tim 1:1 ‘Paulos an ambassador of chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) by’ SR GNT 2 Tim 1:1 word 2

OET-LV: 1 Paulos, an_ambassador of_chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), by the_will of_god, according _to promise of _life which in chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous, (TI2_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 This letter is from Paul, a missionary of Yeshua the messiah according to God’s will and with the promise of life in Yeshua the messiah. (TI2 1:1)

2 Tim 1:11 ‘I a proclaimer and an ambassador and a teacher’ SR GNT 2 Tim 1:11 word 8

OET-LV: 11 to which I was _appointed a_proclaimer, and an_ambassador, and a_teacher. (TI2_1:11)

OET-RV: 11 that I was appointed to proclaim, as well as being a missionary and teacher. (TI2 1:11)

Tit 1:1 ‘Paulos a slave of god an ambassador and of Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen_one/messiah’ SR GNT Tit 1:1 word 4

OET-LV: 1 Paulos, a_slave of_god, and an_ambassador of_Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah, according _to the_faith of_the_chosen ones of_god, and knowledge of_the_truth, which is according _to devoutness, (TIT_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and a missionary of Yeshua the messiah and follower of the faith of the ones that God has chosen.
¶ I share the knowledge of the truth which leads to godliness (TIT 1:1)

1 Pet 1:1 ‘Petros an ambassador of Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen_one/messiah to the chosen’ SR GNT 1 Pet 1:1 word 2

OET-LV: 1 Petros, an_ambassador of_Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah, to_the_chosen aliens of_the_dispersion of _Pontos, Galatia, Kappadokia, Asia, and Bithunia, (PE1_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 This letter is from Peter, an ambassador for Yeshua the messiah.
¶ It’s written to those people who’ve been chosen by God and dispersed by persecution throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia Minor, and Bithynia. (PE1 1:1)

2 Pet 1:1 ‘Petros a slave and ambassador of Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen_one/messiah to the ones’ SR GNT 2 Pet 1:1 word 6

OET-LV: 1 Simōn Petros, a_slave and ambassador of_Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah, to _the ones equal _valued with _us having _obtained a_faith in the_righteousness of _the god of _us and saviour, Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah: (PE2_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 This letter is from Simon Peter (Grk: Simeon Petros), a slave and messenger of Yeshua the messiah (Grk: Yesou Christos), writing to those who have faith in the sinlessness of our God and saviour Yeshua Messiah that’s just as precious as our faith. (PE2 1:1)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘apostolos’ have 3 different glosses: ‘an ambassador’, ‘ambassador’, ‘ambassadors’.

Greek words (3) other than ἀπόστολος (N-NMS) with a gloss related to ‘ambassador’

2 COR 12:12 ἀποστόλου (apostolou) N-GMS ‘indeed signs of the ambassador was produced among you_all’ SR GNT 2 Cor 12:12 word 5

OET-LV: 12 The indeed signs of _the ambassador was _produced among you _all in all endurance, and in _signs, and wonders, and miracles. (CO2_12:12)

OET-RV: 12 Indeed, I persevered to deliver missionary results among you all, as well as signs, wonders, and miracles. (CO2 12:12)

PHP 2:25 ἀπόστολον (apostolon) N-AMS ‘of me of you_all and ambassador and minister of the’ SR GNT Php 2:25 word 14

OET-LV: 25 But necessary I _considered, Epafroditos, the brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier of _me, and of _you _all ambassador and minister of _the need of _me, to _send to you _all, (PHP_2:25)

OET-RV: 25 Meanwhile I thought it was necessary to send Epaphroditus to you all. He’s my brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier, and your ambassador and minister to my needs. (PHP 2:25)

HEB 3:1 ἀπόστολον (apostolon) N-AMS ‘partakers observe the ambassador and chief_priest of the’ SR GNT Heb 3:1 word 9

OET-LV: 3 Whence, brothers holy of_the_calling heavenly, partakers, observe the ambassador and chief _priest of _the confession of _us, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), (HEB_3:1)

OET-RV: 3 Therefore, godly brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, consider Yeshua, who we acknowledge as our missionary and high priest, (HEB 3:1)

Key: N=noun AMS=accusative,masculine,singular GMS=genitive,masculine,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular