GREEK · G1043
Γαβριήλ
Gabriēl — Gabriel
Γαβριήλ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. גַּבְרִיאֵל, hero of God), the archangel Gabriel: Luk.1:19, 26.† (AS)
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Gabriel
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1403
גַּבְרִיאֵל
gav.ri.el — Gabriel
Gabriel = "warrior of God" or "man of God" an archangel; the angel God used to send messages of great importance to man; sent to Daniel, to Zacharias, and to Mary Also named: Gabriēl (Γαβριήλ "Gabriel" G1043)
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Champion of God, used as a proper name to designate the angel who was sent to Daniel (8:16) to explain the vision of the ram and the he-goat, and to communicate the prediction of the seventy weeks (Dan. 9:21-27). He announced also the birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:11), and of the Messiah (26). He describes himself in the words, “I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God” (1:19).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.