Apostolos

[ ah-paws-taw-laws; English uh-pos-tl-os ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Apostolos¹

< Late Greek, Greek: apostle

Example Sentences

Two seasons ago it was Kevin van Veen with 25 league goals, then it was Theo Bair with 15 and now that Bair has gone, is Apostolos Stamatelopoulos the next Motherwell striker to light up the Premiership?

From BBC

Mark Apostolos, an attorney for the families, said his firm’s investigation determined that a Jeep Wrangler being used to push cargo on board the ship was observed to have been emitting smoke from its engine compartment several hours before the fire began.

From Washington Times

Acabou and Brooks “were caused to enter into that fire and ultimately made the ultimate sacrifice,” Apostolos said.

From Washington Times

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 Washington Times

While the system was activated, a door to the main garage on deck 12 remained open, providing the fire with continuous oxygen to sustain the flames, and rendering the CO2 system useless, Apostolos said.

From Washington Times