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apostol

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
apostol, es; m: also like the Lat. Apostolus; g. -i; m.
One sent, an apostle; apostolus [ = ἀπόστολος, ἀπό from, στέλλω to send]
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  • Se eádiga apostol Simon

    the blessed apostle Simon,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 492, 7
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  • He apostolas geceás, ðæt sind ǽrendracan

    he chose apostles, that are messengers,

    • Ælfc. T. 26, 17
      • .

  • Ðá gesáwon ða apostolas Drihten

    then the apostles saw the Lord,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 494, 28
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  • Ða apostoli becómon to ðære byrig,

    the apostles came to the city,

    • 494, 14: 482, 18, 25, 27
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  • Æt ðæra apostola fótum

    at the apostles' feet,

    • 488, 4
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  • Ðá fleáh ðæt folc eal to dám apostolum

    the folk then all fled to the apostles,

    • 492, 12
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  • Se ealdorman ðá ða apostolas mid him to ðam cyninge Xerxes gelǽdde

    the general then led the apostles with him to the king Xerxes,

    • 486, 3
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  • Ðæra twelf apostola naman

    duodecim apostolorum nomina,

    • Mt. Bos. 10, 2
      • :
    • Cd. 226; Th. 300, 27
      • ;
    • Sat. 571
      • :
    • Menol. Fox 242
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    • Men. 122
      • .
Derived forms
ealdor-apostol
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v.  postol.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “apostol.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/2019.

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