Where does “subapostolic” come from?
subapostolic (English) comes from English Apostolic, from Latin apostolicus, from Ancient Greek ἀποστολικός, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος, from Ancient Greek ἀποστέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.
subapostolic (English): Pertaining to the period after the apostolic age (the time of Christ's apostles) and the early Catholic age (when the followers of the apostles were gone) in early Christian church history, at the tail end of the first century and into the early years of the second century AD
Definitions
- Pertaining to the period after the apostolic age (the time of Christ's apostles) and the early Catholic age (when the followers of the apostles were gone) in early Christian church history, at the tail end of the first century and into the early years of the second century AD
Ancestry of “subapostolic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Apostolic | Pertaining to apostles or their practice or teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings |
| 2 | Latin | apostolicus | Of or pertaining to an apostle; apostolic;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποστολικός | apostolic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόστολος | one who is sent; messenger, envoy, ambassador;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀποστέλλω | to send off, send away from; to send off,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |