apostle
apostle
意味(日本語)
使徒、最初のキリスト教伝道者 ◇Gk.apo(=遠くへ)+stellein(=送る)
語源
- stel-, stol- : Gk.stellein = (送る)
意味(英語)
- (noun) One of a group made up especially of the 12 disciples chosen by Jesus to preach the gospel.
- (noun) A missionary of the early Christian Church.
- (noun) A leader of the first Christian mission to a country or region.
- (noun) One of the 12 members of the administrative council in the Mormon Church.
- (noun) One who pioneers an important reform movement, cause, or belief: an apostle of conservation.
例文
- That the first Gospel was written by this apostle is the testimony of all antiquity.
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apostolic
apostolic
使徒の
語源
- stel-, stol- : Gk.stellein = (送る)
apostrophe
apostrophe
◇Gk.apo(=あちらへ)+strephein(=向きを変える)
語源
- stel-, stol- : Gk.stellein = (送る)
epistle
epistle
書簡、(新約聖書)使徒書簡 ◇Gk.epi+stellein(=送る)
語源
- stel-, stol- : Gk.stellein = (送る)
epistolary
epistolary
書簡(体)の、手紙(の)による
語源
- stel-, stol- : Gk.stellein = (送る)