Angel

An angel is an ethereal creature (meaning it is "of the air"), found in many mythologies, whose duties are to assist and serve God or the gods of many religious traditions.

Etymology

The English word originated from Latin, angelus, which is itself derived from the Greek ???????, ángelos, meaning "messenger" (double gamma "??" is pronounced "ng" in Greek). The closest Hebrew word for angel is ????, mal'ach {{strong|4397}}, also meaning "messenger". "Angel" is also used in the English Version of the Bible for the following three Hebrew words:

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• ????, abbir {{strong|47}}, Psalms 78:25 (lit. "mighty")
• ?????, Elohim {{strong|430}}, Psalms 8:5
• the obscure ????, shin'an {{strong|8136}}, in Psalms 68:17