ἄγγελος angelos

Greek word for “angel” · Strong’s G32 · used 175 times in 171 verses

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Meaning

ἄγγελος, -ου, ὁ; 1. a messenger, one sent:.;

Senses in the lexicon

• angel (167)
• angel: messenger (8)

How it is translated

Glosses given for angelos in context, with how often each is used:

• angel 88
• angels 79
• messenger 4
• messengers 3
• angels? 1

Where it is used

Also in 6 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 1 (9), Revelation 8 (9), Revelation 14 (8), Acts 12 (7), Revelation 10 (6), Luke 2 (5), Hebrews 1 (5), Hebrews 2 (5), Revelation 9 (5), Acts 7 (4)

Forms

• ἄγγελος 44
• ἀγγέλων 31
• ἄγγελοι 22
• ἀγγέλους 20
• ἄγγελον 18
• ἀγγέλου 14
• ἀγγέλοις 9
• ἀγγέλῳ 9
• ἄγγελόν 4
• Ἄγγελος 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with angelos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• μέγας megas “great” 29
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 26
• ἑπτά hepta “seven” 13
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 20
• σαλπίζω salpizō “to sound a trumpet” 9
• φωνή phōnē “voice/sound” 14
• ἀποστέλλω apostellō “to send” 14
• τέσσαρες tessares “four” 10
• γῆ gē “earth” 15
• υἱός uhios “son” 16
• ἐνώπιον enōpion “before” 11
• ἄλλος allos “another” 12

Key verses

The verses using angelos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• 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.
• 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…
• 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:
• 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:
• Luke 2:10 — And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7 — And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
• 1 Timothy 3:16 — And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles,…
• Hebrews 12:22 — But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
• 1 Peter 1:12 — Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the…
• Revelation 3:7 — And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and…
• Revelation 11:15 — And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his…
• Revelation 12:9 — And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.