άγγελος

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 (ángelos) m (plural άγγελοι)

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

Declension

  • αγγελόμορφος (angelómorfos, angelic)
  • αγγελοκρούω (angelokroúo, reveive the knock, view the angel of death, frighten)
  • αγγελούδι n (angeloúdi, little angel, diminutive)
  • αγγελτήριο n (angeltírio, notice, wedding announcement)
  • αναγγελία f (anangelía, notice)
  • επαγγελία f (epangelía, promise)
  • Ευαγγελία f (Evangelía, Evangelia)
  • καταγγελία f (katangelía, complaint, denunciation)
  • προάγγελος f (proángelos, harbinger, precursor)

References

  1. άγγελος in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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