Strong's Concordance aggelos: an angel, messenger Original Word: ἄγγελος, Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: aggelos Phonetic Spelling: (ang'-el-os) Definition: a messenger, angel Usage: a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men. HELPS Word-studies 32 ággelos – properly, a messenger or delegate – either human (Mt 11:10; Lk 7:24, 9:52; Gal 4:14; Js 2:25) or heavenly (a celestial angel); someone sent (by God) to proclaim His message. 32 (ággelos) is used 176 times in the NT (usually of heavenly angels), but only the context determines whether a human or celestial messenger is intended. For example, 32 (ággelos) in Rev 1:20 can refer to heavenly angels or key leaders (perhaps pastors) of the seven churches. [32 (ággelos) can refer to "a human messenger" (cf. John the Baptist, Mt 11:10, quoting Mal 3:1; see also Lk 7:24, 9:52). 32 /ággelos (plural, angeloi) refers to heavenly angels over 150 times in the NT, i.e. spiritual beings created by God to serve His plan. In Rev 2, 3, "angels" seems to refer to heavenly angels that serve God in conjunction with these seven local churches. (Rev 2:1) – "Probably 'the angels of the churches' (Rev 1:20, 2:1, etc.) – i.e. really angels, and not pastors" (DNTT, Vol 1, 103).] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 32: ἄγγελοςἄγγελος, , ὁ, 1. a messenger, envoy, one who is sent: Matthew 11:10; Luke 7:24, 27; Luke 9:52; Mark 1:2; James 2:25. (From Homer down.) 2. In the Scriptures, both of the Old Testament and of the New Testament, one of that host of heavenly spirits that, according alike to Jewish and Christian opinion, wait upon the monarch of the universe, and are sent by him to earth, now to execute his purposes (Matthew 4:6, 11; Matthew 28:2; Mark 1:13; Luke 16:22; Luke 22:43 (L brackets WH reject the passage); Acts 7:35; 3. Guardian angels of individuals are mentioned in Matthew 18:10; Acts 12:15. 'The angels of the churches' in Revelation 1:20; Revelation 2:1, 8, 12, 18; Revelation 3:1, 7, 14 are not their presbyters or bishops, but heavenly spirits who exercise such a superintendence and guardianship over them that whatever in their assemblies is worthy of praise or of censure is counted to the praise or the blame of their angels also, as though the latter infused their spirit into the assemblies; cf. DeWette, Düsterdieck (Alford) on Revelation 1:20, and Lücke, Einl. in d. Offenb. d. Johan. ii., p. 429f, edition 2; (Lightfoot on Philip., p. 199f). διά τούς ἀγγέλους that she may show reverence for the anqels, invisibly present in the religious assemblies of Christians, and not displease them, 1 Corinthians 11:10. ὤ STRONGS NT 32b: ἄγγοςἄγγος, (εος, τό (plural ἄ From aggello (probably derived from ago; compare agele) (to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor -- angel, messenger. see GREEK ago see GREEK agele Englishman's Concordance Matthew 1:20 N-NMSGRK: ἐνθυμηθέντος ἰ NAS: behold, an angel of the Lord KJV: behold, the angel of the Lord INT: having pondered behold an angel of [the] Lord in Matthew 1:24 N-NMS Matthew 2:13 N-NMS Matthew 2:19 N-NMS Matthew 4:6 N-DMP Matthew 4:11 N-NMP Matthew 11:10 N-AMS Matthew 13:39 N-NMP Matthew 13:41 N-AMP Matthew 13:49 N-NMP Matthew 16:27 N-GMP Matthew 18:10 N-NMP Matthew 22:30 N-NMP Matthew 24:31 N-AMP Matthew 24:36 N-NMP Matthew 25:31 N-NMP Matthew 25:41 N-DMP Matthew 26:53 N-GMP Matthew 28:2 N-NMS Matthew 28:5 N-NMS Mark 1:2 N-AMS Mark 1:13 N-NMP Mark 8:38 N-GMP Mark 12:25 N-NMP Mark 13:27 N-AMP Strong's Greek 32 |