- Original: ἀποστολή - Transliteration: Apostole - Phonetic: ap-os-tol-ay' - Definition: 1. a sending away a. of the sending off of a fleet b. of consuls with an army, i.e. of an expedition 2. a sending away, i.e. a dismissal, release 3. a thing sent, esp. of gifts 4. in the NT, the office and dignity of the apostles of christ, apostleship - Origin: from G649 - TDNT entry: 08:26,7 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G649 ; commission that is (specifically) apostolate: - apostleship. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • apostleship, 4 Act 1:25; Romans 1:5; 1 Corinthians 9:2; Galatians 2:8