άγγελος

Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

άγγελος • (ángelos) m (plural άγγελοι)

  1. angel
    φύλακας άγγελος ― fýlakas ángelos ― guardian angel
  2. messenger, news bearer, envoy, herald
  3. (figuratively) a loved one
    άγγελέ μου ― ángelé mou ― my sweetheart
  4. (figuratively) a selfless person
  5. (taxonomy) Chondrichthyes
    Synonym: Χονδριχθύες (Chondrichthýes)

Declension

Descendants

  • Aromanian: anghilu, anghil

References

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

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