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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

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Occurrences

175 total
  1. Revelation 14:8ἄγγελος · angel
    Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
  2. Revelation 14:9ἄγγελος · angel
    And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,
  3. Revelation 14:10ἀγγέλων · angels
    …he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
  4. Revelation 14:15ἄγγελος · angel
    Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
  5. Revelation 14:17ἄγγελος · angel
    Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
  6. Revelation 14:18ἄγγελος · angel
    Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”
  7. Revelation 14:19ἄγγελος · angel
    So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.
  8. Revelation 15:1ἀγγέλους · angels
    Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
  9. Revelation 15:6ἄγγελοι · angels
    And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.
  10. Revelation 15:7ἀγγέλοις · angels
    Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.
  11. Revelation 15:8ἀγγέλων · angels
    And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
  12. Revelation 16:1ἀγγέλοις · angels
    Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”
  13. Revelation 16:5ἀγγέλου · angel
    And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.
  14. Revelation 17:1ἀγγέλων · angels
    Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.
  15. Revelation 17:7ἄγγελος · angel
    “Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.
  16. Revelation 18:1ἄγγελον · angel
    After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
  17. Revelation 18:21ἄγγελος · angel
    Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.
  18. Revelation 19:17ἄγγελον · angel
    Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,
  19. Revelation 20:1ἄγγελον · an angel
    Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.
  20. Revelation 21:9ἀγγέλων · angels
    Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
  21. Revelation 21:12ἀγγέλους · angels
    The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.
  22. Revelation 21:17ἀγγέλου · the angel
    And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.
  23. Revelation 22:6ἄγγελον · angel
    Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”
  24. Revelation 22:8ἀγγέλου · angel
    And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.
  25. Revelation 22:16ἄγγελόν · angel
    “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”