Acts of the Apostles

proper noun

The fifth book in the New Testament of the Bible.

Meanings

proper nounthe Acts of the Apostles
  1. biblicalThe fifth book in the New Testament of the Bible.

    Synonyms: Acts, Book of Acts

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe fifth book in the New Testament of the Bible.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΠράξεις Ἀποστόλων
  2. LatinĀctūs Apostolōrum
  3. EnglishActs of the Apostles

Calque of Latin Āctūs Apostolōrum, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων (Práxeis Apostólōn).

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Translations

Afrikaans Handelinge
  • Handelingefifth book of the New Testament
Ancient Greek Πρᾱ́ξεις τῶν Ἀποστόλων
  • Πρᾱ́ξεις τῶν Ἀποστόλων (Prā́xeis tôn Apostólōn)fifth book of the New Testament
Arabic أَعْمَال الرُّسُل
  • أَعْمَال الرُّسُل (ʔaʕmāl ar-rusul)fifth book of the New Testament
Basque Apostoluen Eginak
  • Apostoluen Eginakfifth book of the New Testament
Catalan Fets, Fets dels Apòstols
  • Fetsfifth book of the New Testament
  • Fets dels Apòstolsfifth book of the New Testament
Chinese Cantonese 使徒行傳 /使徒行传, 宗徒大事錄 /宗徒大事录
  • 使徒行傳 /使徒行传fifth book of the New Testament
  • 宗徒大事錄 /宗徒大事录 (zung¹ tou⁴ daai⁶ si⁶ luk⁶)fifth book of the New Testament
Chinese Mandarin 使徒行傳 /使徒行传, 宗徒大事錄 /宗徒大事录
  • 使徒行傳 /使徒行传 (Shǐtú Xíngzhuàn)fifth book of the New Testament
  • 宗徒大事錄 /宗徒大事录 (Zōngtú Dàshìlù)fifth book of the New Testament
Czech Skutky Apoštolů
  • Skutky Apoštolůfifth book of the New Testament
Danish Apostlenes Gerninger
  • Apostlenes Gerningerfifth book of the New Testament
Dutch Handelingen, Handelingen van de apostelen
  • Handelingenfifth book of the New Testament
  • Handelingen van de apostelenfifth book of the New Testament
Estonian Apostlite teod
  • Apostlite teodfifth book of the New Testament
Finnish Apostolien teot
  • Apostolien teotfifth book of the New Testament
French Actes des Apôtres
  • Actes des Apôtresfifth book of the New Testament
German Apostelgeschichte
  • Apostelgeschichtefifth book of the New Testament
Greek Πράξεις των Αποστόλων
  • Πράξεις των Αποστόλων (Práxeis ton Apostólon)fifth book of the New Testament
Hawaiian ʻOihana, Nā ʻOihana A Ka Poʻe Lunaʻōlelo
  • ʻOihanafifth book of the New Testament
  • Nā ʻOihana A Ka Poʻe Lunaʻōlelofifth book of the New Testament
Hindi प्रेरितों के काम
  • प्रेरितों के काम (preritõ ke kām)fifth book of the New Testament
Hungarian Az apostolok cselekedetei
  • Az apostolok cselekedeteififth book of the New Testament
Icelandic Postulasagan
  • Postulasaganfifth book of the New Testament
Indonesian Kisah Para Rasul
  • Kisah Para Rasulfifth book of the New Testament
Irish Gníomhartha na nAspal
  • Gníomhartha na nAspalfifth book of the New Testament
Italian Atti degli Apostoli
  • Atti degli Apostolififth book of the New Testament
Japanese 使徒行伝, 使徒言行録
  • 使徒行伝 (Shitogyōden)fifth book of the New Testament
  • 使徒言行録 (Shitogenkōroku)fifth book of the New Testament
Korean 사도행전
  • 사도행전 (Sadohaengjeon)fifth book of the New Testament
Latin Āctūs Apostolōrum
  • Āctūs Apostolōrumfifth book of the New Testament
Latvian Apustuļu darbi
  • Apustuļu darbififth book of the New Testament
Lithuanian Apaštalų darbai
  • Apaštalų darbaififth book of the New Testament
Māori Ngā Mahi, Ngā Mahi a ngā Āpotoro
  • Ngā Mahififth book of the New Testament
  • Ngā Mahi a ngā Āpotorofifth book of the New Testament
Norwegian Bokmål Apostlenes gjerninger
  • Apostlenes gjerningerfifth book of the New Testament
Persian اعمال رسولان
  • اعمال رسولانfifth book of the New Testament
Polish Dzieje Apostolskie
  • Dzieje Apostolskiefifth book of the New Testament
Portuguese Atos dos Apóstolos
  • Atos dos Apóstolosfifth book of the New Testament
Punjabi ਰਸੂਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਕਰਤੱਬ
  • ਰਸੂਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਕਰਤੱਬ (rasūlā̃ de kartabba)fifth book of the New Testament
Romanian Faptele Apostolilor
  • Faptele Apostolilorfifth book of the New Testament
Russian Дея́ния святы́х апо́столов, Дея́ния апо́столов
  • Дея́ния святы́х апо́столов (Dejánija svjatýx apóstolov)fifth book of the New Testament
  • Дея́ния апо́столов (Dejánija apóstolov)fifth book of the New Testament
Scottish Gaelic Leabhar Ghnìomharan nan Abstol, Ghnìomharan nan Abstol
  • Leabhar Ghnìomharan nan Abstolfifth book of the New Testament
  • Ghnìomharan nan Abstolfifth book of the New Testament
Slovak Skutky apoštolov
  • Skutky apoštolovfifth book of the New Testament
Spanish Hechos de los Apóstoles, Hechos
  • Hechos de los Apóstolesfifth book of the New Testament
  • Hechosfifth book of the New Testament
  • Actos de los Apóstolesfifth book of the New Testament
Swahili Matendo ya Mitume
  • Matendo ya Mitumefifth book of the New Testament
Swedish Apostlagärningarna
  • Apostlagärningarnafifth book of the New Testament
Tagalog Mga Gawa, Mga Gawa ng mga Apostol
  • Mga Gawafifth book of the New Testament
  • Mga Gawa ng mga Apostolfifth book of the New Testament
Tamil திருத்தூதர் பணிகள்
  • திருத்தூதர் பணிகள் (tiruttūtar paṇikaḷ)fifth book of the New Testament
Thai กิจการของอัครทูต
  • กิจการของอัครทูต (gìt-jà-gaan-kɔ̌ɔng-àk-krá-tûut)fifth book of the New Testament
Ukrainian Дії, Дій апостолів
  • Дії (Diji)fifth book of the New Testament
  • Дій апостолів (Dij apostoliv)fifth book of the New Testament
Urdu رسولوں
  • رسولوںfifth book of the New Testament
Vietnamese Công vụ Tông đồ, Công vụ các Sứ đồ
  • Công vụ Tông đồfifth book of the New Testament
  • Công vụ các Sứ đồfifth book of the New Testament
Welsh Gweithredoedd yr Apostolion, Actau'r Apostolion
  • Gweithredoedd yr Apostolionfifth book of the New Testament
  • Actau'r Apostolionfifth book of the New Testament
Cite this entry
APA

Acts of the Apostles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acts%20of%20the%20Apostles

MLA

“Acts of the Apostles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acts%20of%20the%20Apostles. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Acts of the Apostles,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acts%20of%20the%20Apostles.

Source: Acts of the Apostles on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.