ἀπόστολ-ος,ὁ,
A. messenger, ambassador, envoy,
ὁ μὲν δὴ ἀ. ἐς τὴν Μίλητον ἦν
Hdt. 1.21
;ἐς Λακεδαίμονα τριήρεϊ ἀ. ἐγίνετοhe went offon a missionto Laced., Id. 5.38 .
b. commander of a naval force,
Hsch.
2. messenger from God,
LXX 3 Ki. 14.6 ; esp. of theApostles,
Ev.Matt. 10.2 , al.
II.
= στόλος ,naval squadronorexpedition,
Lys. 19.21 ;ἀπόστολον ἀφιέναι, ἀποστέλλειν, ποιεῖσθαι,
D. 3.5 , 18.80 , 107 , IG 2.809b190 .
2. colony,
D.H. 9.59 .