άγγελος

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, messenger). The Hellenistic sense angel was a semantic loan from the Hebrew מַלְאָךְ (mal'ach) ("angel" or "messenger of God").[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaŋɟɛlɔs]
  • Hyphenation: άγ‧γε‧λος

Noun

άγγελος (ángelosm (plural άγγελοι)

  1. angel
    φύλακας άγγελοςfýlakas ángelosguardian angel
    άγγελέ μουángelé moumy sweetheart
    1. (figuratively) a selfless person
  2. messenger, news bearer, envoy, herald

Declension

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References

  1. ^ άγγελος”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998

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