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ἄγγελος

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greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine175 occurrences18 books171 verses

Definition

ἄγγελος, -ου, ὁ,

[in LXX chiefly for מַלְאָךְ ;]

1. a messenger, one sent: Matthew 11:10, James 22:25.

2. As in LXX, in the special sense of angel, a spiritual, heavenly being, attendant upon God and employed as his messenger to men, to make known his purposes, as Luke 1:11, or to execute them, as Matthew 4:6. The ἄ. in Revelation 1:20-2:1, al., is variously understood as

(1) a messenger or delegate,

(2) a bishop or ruler,

(3) a guardian angel,

(4) the prevailing spirit of each church, i.e. the Church itself. (Cf. Swete, Ap)., in l.; DB, iv, 991; Thayer, see word; Cremer, 18; MM, VGT, see word)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἄγγελος:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

175 total
  1. Hebrews 12:22ἀγγέλων · of angels
    Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
  2. Hebrews 13:2ἀγγέλους · angels
    Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
  3. James 2:25ἀγγέλους · spies
    In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?
  4. 1 Peter 1:12ἄγγελοι · [Even] angels
    It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
  5. 1 Peter 3:22ἀγγέλων · [with] angels
    …who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
  6. 2 Peter 2:4ἀγγέλων · [the] angels
    For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
  7. 2 Peter 2:11ἄγγελοι · angels
    Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.
  8. Jude 1:6ἀγγέλους · [the] angels
    And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
  9. Revelation 1:1ἀγγέλου · angel
    This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
  10. Revelation 1:20ἄγγελοι · [the] angels
    This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
  11. Revelation 2:1ἀγγέλῳ · angel
    “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
  12. Revelation 2:8ἀγγέλῳ · angel
    To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.
  13. Revelation 2:12ἀγγέλῳ · angel
    To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.
  14. Revelation 2:18ἀγγέλῳ · [the] angel
    To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.
  15. Revelation 3:1ἀγγέλῳ · angel
    “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
  16. Revelation 3:5ἀγγέλων · angels
    Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.
  17. Revelation 3:7ἀγγέλῳ · [the] angel
    To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
  18. Revelation 3:14ἀγγέλῳ · angel
    To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
  19. Revelation 5:2ἄγγελον · angel
    And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”
  20. Revelation 5:11ἀγγέλων · angels
    Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
  21. Revelation 7:1ἀγγέλους · angels
    After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.
  22. Revelation 7:2ἄγγελον · angel; ἀγγέλοις · angels
    And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
  23. Revelation 7:11ἄγγελοι · angels
    And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,
  24. Revelation 8:2ἀγγέλους · angels
    And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.
  25. Revelation 8:3ἄγγελος · angel
    Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.
  26. Revelation 8:4ἀγγέλου · angel
    And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.
  27. Revelation 8:5ἄγγελος · angel
    Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
  28. Revelation 8:6ἄγγελοι · angels
    And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
  29. Revelation 8:8ἄγγελος · angel
    Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,
  30. Revelation 8:10ἄγγελος · angel
    Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
  31. Revelation 8:12ἄγγελος · angel
    Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.
  32. Revelation 8:13ἀγγέλων · angels
    And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”
  33. Revelation 9:1ἄγγελος · angel
    Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.
  34. Revelation 9:11ἄγγελον · angel
    They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.
  35. Revelation 9:13ἄγγελος · angel
    Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God
  36. Revelation 9:14ἀγγέλῳ · angel; ἀγγέλους · angels
    …saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
  37. Revelation 9:15ἄγγελοι · angels
    So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.
  38. Revelation 10:1ἄγγελον · angel
    Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
  39. Revelation 10:5ἄγγελος · angel
    Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.
  40. Revelation 10:7ἀγγέλου · angel
    But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”
  41. Revelation 10:8ἀγγέλου · angel
    Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.”
  42. Revelation 10:9ἄγγελον · angel
    And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”
  43. Revelation 10:10ἀγγέλου · angel’s
    So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.
  44. Revelation 11:15ἄγγελος · angel
    Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
  45. Revelation 12:7ἄγγελοι · angels; ἄγγελοι · angels
    Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
  46. Revelation 12:9ἄγγελοι · angels
    And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
  47. Revelation 14:6ἄγγελον · angel
    Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.