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GreekG0032Noun (Masculine)

ἄγγελος

angelos

180Occurrences
G0032Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

compare G34 (ἀγέλη)) (to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor

from (probably derived from G71 (ἄγω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a messenger, one sent
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
LXX: chiefly for מַלְאָךְ

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

ἄγγελος appears 180 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
71
Luke
26
Acts
21
Matthew
20
Hebrews
12
Mark
6
1 Corinthians
4
John
4

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 11:10BSB

For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

Galatians 3:19BSB

Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.

Luke 2:13BSB

And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:

Revelation 1:1BSB

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,

Revelation 2:1BSB

“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.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.