apóstol

== 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈpostol/ [aˈpos̪.t̪ol] Rhymes: -ostol Syllabification: a‧pós‧tol === Noun === apóstol m (plural apóstoles) apostle (missionary or leader of a mission) == Spanish == === Alternative forms === apóstolo (obsolete) === 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 === IPA(key): /aˈpostol/ [aˈpos.t̪ol] Rhymes: -ostol Syllabification: a‧pós‧tol === Noun === apóstol m (plural apóstoles) apostle ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “apóstol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025