Word study · Greek

archángelos

archangel

Say it: ar-KHANG-el-os (approximate)

ἀρχάγγελος

What it means

An archangel, a chief messenger. In 4:16, the Lord descends "with the voice of the archangel." The only other New Testament use is Jude 1:9 (Michael).

Range of meaning

  • ArchangelChief of the angels.
  • Chief messengerA leading servant of God.

In 1 Thessalonians

  • Chapter 4

    "With the voice of the archangel" (4:16).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0743 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources