άγγελος

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sense "angel", inherited from Hellenistic Koine Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, messenger), a semantic loan from Hebrew מַלְאָךְ (mal'ach, angel” or “messenger of God).
Sense "messenger", learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈaŋ.ɟe.los/
  • Hyphenation: άγ‧γε‧λος

Noun[edit]

άγγελος (ángelosm (plural άγγελοι)

  1. angel
    φύλακας άγγελοςfýlakas ángelosguardian angel
  2. messenger, news bearer, envoy, herald
  3. (figuratively) a loved one
    άγγελέ μουángelé moumy sweetheart
  4. (figuratively) a selfless person
  5. (taxonomy) Chondrichthyes
    Synonym: Χονδριχθύες (Chondrichthýes)

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Descendants[edit]

  • Aromanian: anghilu, anghil

References[edit]

  1. ^ άγγελοςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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