Strong's Lexicon aggelos: Angel, messenger Original Word: ἄγγελος Word Origin: Derived from the root ἀγγέλλω (aggellō), meaning "to announce" or "to bring tidings." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H4397 (מַלְאָךְ, mal'ak): Often translated as "angel" or "messenger," used in the Old Testament to describe both divine and human messengers. Usage: In the New Testament, "aggelos" primarily refers to a supernatural being sent by God to deliver messages, execute His will, or provide guidance and protection to humans. It can also refer to human messengers in certain contexts. The term emphasizes the role of the messenger rather than the nature of the being. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, messengers played a crucial role in communication, especially in conveying messages from rulers or deities. In Jewish and early Christian thought, angels were considered divine agents who served God and interacted with humanity. They were often depicted as powerful, holy beings who carried out God's commands and provided assistance to His people. 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. ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις in 1 Timothy 3:16 is probably to be explained neither of angels to whom Christ exhibited himself in heaven, nor of demons triumphed over by him in the nether world, but of the apostles, his messengers, to whom he appeared after his resurrection. This appellation, which is certainly extraordinary, is easily understood from the nature of the hymn from which the passage ἐφανερώθη ... ἐν δόξῃ seems to have been taken; cf. Winer's Grammar, 639f (594) (for other interpretations see Ellicott, at the passage). In John 1:51 (52) angels are employed, by a beautiful image borrowed from Genesis 28:12, to represent the divine power that will aid Jesus in the discharge of his Messianic office, and the signal proofs to appear in his history of a divine superintendence. Certain of the angels have proved faithless to the trust committed to them by God, and have given themselves up to sin, Jude 1:6; 2 Peter 2:4 (Enoch c. vi. etc., cf. Genesis 6:2), and now obey the devil, Matthew 25:41; Revelation 12:7, cf. 1 Corinthians 6:3 (yet on this last passage cf. Meyer; he and others maintain that ἄγγελοι without an epithet or limitation never in the N. T. signifies other than good angels). Hence, ἄγγελος Σατᾶν is tropically used in 2 Corinthians 12:7 to denote a grievous bodily malady sent by Satan. See δαίμων; (Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word ἄγγελος; and for the literature on the whole subject B. D. American edition under the word STRONGS NT 32b: ἄγγοςἄγγος, (εος, τό (plural ἄγγη), equivalent to ἀγγεῖον, which see: Matthew 13:48 T Tr WH. (From Homer down; (cf. Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 23).) 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 ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος Κυρίου κατ' 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 |
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