Strong G32G32Gἄγγελος

angel

One of the 2 senses of Strong G32

Transliteration
aggelos
Pronunciation
ang'-el-os
Morphology
Greek Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From ἀγγέλλω aggellō (probably derived from G71; compare G34; to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an angel; by implication a pastor: - angel messenger.

Detailed definition

ἄγγελος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for מַלְאָךְ;]

1. a messenger, one sent: Mat.11:10, Jas.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 Luk.1:11, or to execute them, as Mat.4:6. The ἄ. in Rev.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)
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G32G appears in 163 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • angel163

First verses

  1. Matthew 1:20
    But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
  2. Matthew 1:24
    Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
  3. Matthew 2:13
    And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
  4. Matthew 2:19
    But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
  5. Matthew 4:6
    And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
  6. Matthew 4:11
    Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
  7. Matthew 13:39
    The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
  8. Matthew 13:41
    The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
  9. Matthew 13:49
    So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
  10. Matthew 16:27
    For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
  11. Matthew 18:10
    Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
  12. Matthew 22:30
    For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
  13. Matthew 24:31
    And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
  14. Matthew 24:36
    But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
  15. Matthew 25:31
    When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
  16. Matthew 25:41
    Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
  17. Matthew 26:53
    Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
  18. Matthew 28:2
    And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
  19. Matthew 28:5
    And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
  20. Mark 1:13
    And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἄγγελος, ὁ, ἡ,
messenger, envoy, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.26, etc.; δι᾽ ἀγγέλων ὁμιλέειν τινί 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.92.ζ,compare “SIG” 229.25 (from Erythrae):)] — proverbial, Ἀράβιος ἄ., of a loquacious person, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 32.)]
2 generally, one that announces or tells, e.g. of birds of augury, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.292, 296)]; Μουσῶν ἄγγελος, of a poet, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 769; ἄγγελε ἔαρος.. χελιδοῖ 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 74)]; ἄ. ἄφθογγος, of a beacon, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 549)]; of the nightingale, ὄρνις.. Διὸς ἄ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 149: with _genitive_ _of things_, ἄ. κακῶν ἐμῶν [prev. author] “Ant.” 277; ἄγγελον γλῶσσαν λόγων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 203; αἴσθησις ἡμῖν ἄ. 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 5.3.3; _neuter_ _plural_, ἄγγελα νίκης 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 34.226.)]
3 angel, [LXX+NT+1st c.AD+ (LXX.Gen.28.12, +others, NT.Matt.1.24, +others, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.604, etc.)]
4 in later philosophical, semi-divine being, ἡλιακοὶ ἄ.[Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Orationes” 4.141b, compare 4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus “de Mysteriis” 2.6, 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus)] in R.2.243 K.; ἄ. καὶ ἀρχάγγελοι[Refs 5th c.AD+ (“Theologumena Arithmeticae” 43.10, compare 5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 183, +others)]: also in mystical and magical writings, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Hermes Trismegistus cited in 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 1.49.45, “PMag.Lond.” 46.121, etc.)]
II title of Artemis at Syracuse, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus)]