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Nave Topical Bible
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Scofield Reference Index
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Thompson Chain Reference
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The Topic Concordance
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Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
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Torrey Topical Textbook
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American Church Dictionary
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American Tract Society
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Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
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Charles Buck Dictionary
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CARM Theological Dictionary
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Holman Bible Dictionary
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
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Hastings' NT Dictionary
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Dictionary of Early Christian Biography
• Teaching of the Twelve Apostles
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
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People's Bible Dictionary
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Smith Bible Dictionary
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Acts of the Apostles
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
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• Acts of the Apostles, Spurious
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
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• Apostles' Teaching
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• ܫܠܺܝܚܳܐ
• ἀπόστολος
• Ἰωάννης , Ἰωνάθας
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(1):

(n.) The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any part of the world; also, one who initiates any great moral reform, or first advocates any important belief; one who has extraordinary success as a missionary or reformer; as, Dionysius of Corinth is called the apostle of France, John Eliot the apostle to the Indians, Theobald Mathew the apostle of temperance.

(2):

(n.) Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel.

(3):

(n.) A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts.