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The term apostoloi (ShL+iJ+T+iJ+N%) denoted persons sent out by Christ to proclaim the kingdom of God; and it was quite natural, as all who preached the Gospel were considered as sent out by him, that all who laboured in proclaiming it in a wide sphere should receive the same designation.
The Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion and Historical Developement. 1789-1850 1870
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Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb, Mōsēs, kai ho sumpas tōn prophētōn choros, kai hoi stuloi tou kosmou hoi apostoloi kai hē numphē tou Christou, huper hēs, phernēs logō, exechee to oikeion haima hina autēn exagorasē.
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ 1616-1683 1967
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Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb, Mōsēs, kai ho sumpas tōn prophētōn choros, kai hoi stuloi tou kosmou hoi apostoloi kai hē numphē tou Christou, huper hēs, phernēs logō, exechee to oikeion haima hina autēn exagorasē.
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ 1616-1683 1967
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Abraam, kai Isaak, kai Iakōb, Mōsēs, kai ho sumpas tōn prophētōn choros, kai hoi stuloi tou kosmou hoi apostoloi, kai hē numphē tou Christou huper hēs
The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed 1616-1683 1966
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There Barnabas and Paul are called "the apostles" (oi apostoloi).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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In II Cor., viii, 23, the apostoloi ekklesion are envoys.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Justin has to fall back on apostellein in order to prove (Dial. lxxv.) that the prophets in the Old Testament were called apostoloi.
The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908
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If en means “by,” this passage is to be correlated with those which use hoi apostoloi for the original apostles, since in the present case this gives the simplest meaning to the words.
The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908
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[583] In consequence of this, apostles and teachers apostoloi and didaskaloi are usually conjoined.
The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908
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The gospel of Peter is more cautious; it speaks of mathētai (30), or of hoi dōdeka mathētai (59), but never of apostoloi.
The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908
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