Word study · Greek
angelos
angel, messenger
Say it: ANG-el-os (approximate)
ἄγγελος
What it means
A messenger, whether human or heavenly. In Acts, an angel appears to Philip (8:26), Cornelius (10:3), and Peter (12:7-11), and strikes Herod (12:23). The Greek word underlies "angel" and "evangelist."
Range of meaning
- AngelA heavenly messenger.
- MessengerOne who carries a message.
In Acts
- Chapter 12
"An angel of the Lord stands by him" (12:7-11, 12:15, 12:23).
- Chapter 23
"There is no resurrection, no angel, and no spirit" (23:8-9).
- Chapter 27
"There stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am" (27:23).
Every verse (21)
- Acts 5:19
- Acts 6:15
- Acts 7:30
- Acts 7:35
- Acts 7:38
- Acts 7:53
- Acts 8:26
- Acts 10:3
- Acts 10:7
- Acts 10:22
- Acts 11:13
- Acts 12:7
- Acts 12:8
- Acts 12:9
- Acts 12:10
- Acts 12:11
- Acts 12:15
- Acts 12:23
- Acts 23:8
- Acts 23:9
- Acts 27:23
Verses where G0032G or G0032H is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources