Midvash

ἄγγελοςángelos

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

Greek (New Testament) · G32

Meanings

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, Revelation 2:1, and elsewhere, 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.., in l.; DB, iv, 991; Thayer, under that word; Cremer, 18; MM, VGT, under that word)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 175 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 1:20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
  • Matthew 1:24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife.
  • Matthew 2:13 After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”
  • Matthew 2:19 When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
  • Matthew 4:6 and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, ‘He will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’”
  • Matthew 4:11 Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.