Section 288
68Insofar as ἀπóστολος corresponds to Heb. šālîah, it is apposite to recall that the authority of the šālîah ended with the completion of the work entrusted to him and could not be transferred to another; T. W. Manson compares the maxim of English law: delegatus non potest delegare (The Church’s Ministry [London, 1948], p. 37). The authority of the apostle (in the sense of 1 Cor. 15:3-9) was bound up with a special appearance and commissioning of the risen Christ, but while that authority could not be transmitted, the apostle’s various activities could be continued by others.
69Gk. ποιμήν (used of Christ in Mark 14:27 par. [quotation from Zech. 13:7]; John 10:11, 14, 16; Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 2:25).
70Gk. ποιμαήνω, used by Paul in the literal sense in 1 Cor. 9:7, τίς ποιμαίνει ποίμνην . . .;
71Gk. ποίμνη, as in 1 Cor. 9:7, quoted in the preceding note; in John 10:16 (μία ποίμνη) it is used of the flock of Christ as the good shepherd. In Acts 20:28-29; 1 Pet. 5:2-3, the synonymous ποίμνιον is used.