Apostolos

American  

[ah-paws-taw-laws, uh-pos-tl-os] / ɑˈpɔs tɔ lɔs, əˈpɒs tlˌɒs /

noun

Greek Orthodox Church.

1. a book containing parts of the Epistles and parts of the Acts of the Apostles.

2. a reading from this book.

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Etymology

Origin of Apostolos

< Late Greek, Greek: apostle

Example Sentences

But a 68th-minute penalty from substitute Apostolos Stamatelopoulos restored Motherwell's two-goal advantage.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

But Apostolos faulted the performance of two five-member firefighting teams consisting of crew members who were responsible for trying to put out the fire.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

A lawyer for Empire Navigation, Apostolos Tourkantonis, pleaded guilty in April to a single charge of violating the sanctions on Iran.

From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2023

With coaching now permitted, Tsitsipas’s father, Apostolos, who is also his son’s coach, was a voluble courtside presence.

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2023

Cum Artes omnes Scientiæque Athenis diu floruissent, cum novam sedem Alexandriæ occuparent, cum ingenia Romana toto terrarum orbe personarent, etiam tum dixit Christus ad Apostolos, Vos estis lux mundi.

From Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Burgon, John William