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

This he gave to me; and I was distinguished from others of that name because I was the son of Apostolos, Apostolides.

From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Palmer, Alice Freeman