apóstol
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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)
- 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
Noun
apóstol m (plural apóstoles)
Derived terms
- Actos de los Apóstoles (“Acts of the Apostles”)
- Hechos de los Apóstoles (“Acts of the Apostles”)
Related terms
Further reading
- “apóstol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28