Everyday LifeGreek → English
Angel
A spiritual being serving as a messenger of God.
The Greek roots
ἄγγελος
ángelos
messenger
Literally: “a messenger”
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The story of the word
Simply 'messenger' in Greek, ángelos was chosen to translate the divine messengers of scripture — and 'evangelist' means bringer of good news.
The same roots elsewhere
Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.
In a sentence
The card showed an angel with folded wings.