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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ψευδο- (pseudo-, “false”) + ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “apostle; ambassador”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pseβ.ðaˈpos.to.los/ → /psev.ðaˈpos.to.los/
Noun
ψευδᾰπόστολος • (pseudapóstolos) m (genitive ψευδᾰποστόλου); second declension
- (Christianity) false ambassador or apostle
55 CE – 56 CE, Paul the Apostle,
Second Epistle to the Corinthians 11:13:
- οἱ γὰρ τοιοῦτοι ψευδαπόστολοι, ἐργάται δόλιοι, μετασχηματιζόμενοι εἰς ἀποστόλους Χριστοῦ·
- hoi gàr toioûtoi pseudapóstoloi, ergátai dólioi, metaskhēmatizómenoi eis apostólous Khristoû;
- You see, such men false apostles, deceitful practitioners, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ:
Usage notes
- Primarily attested in the plural in the Pauline epistles, and other Christian literature.
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