DISCIPLE

–A name given to the followers of any teacher

–Of John the Baptist Mt 9:14

–Of Jesus Mt 10:1; 20:17; Ac 9:26; 14:2; 21:4

–The seventy (better mss. have “seventy-two”) followers of Jesus are sent forth Lu 10:1

–First called (divinely, from the Greek word, chrematizo) “Christians” at Antioch (of Syria) Ac 11:26

–See APOSTLES

–See RIGHTEOUS