HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4397
מַלְאָךְ
ma.le.akh — messenger
: messenger 1) messenger, representative 1a) messenger 1b) angel 1c) the theophanic angel
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Messenger
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5046
נָגַד
na.gad — to tell
1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known 1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare 1a1) to tell, announce, report 1a2) to declare, make known, expound 1a3) to inform of 1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim 1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess 1a5a) messenger (participle) 1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported
339 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G32
ἄγγελος
angelos — angel
ἄγγελος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for מַלְאָךְ ;] 1. a messenger, one sent: Mat.11:10, Jas.22:25. 2. As in LXX, in the special sense of angel, a spiritual, heavenly being, attendant upon God and employed as his messenger to men, to make known his purposes, as Luk.1:11, or to execute them, as Mat.4:6. The ἄ. in Rev.1:20-2:1, al., is variously understood as (1) a messenger or delegate, (2) a bishop or ruler, (3) a guardian angel, (4) the prevailing spirit of each church, i.e. the Church itself. (Cf. Swete, Ap)., in l.; DB, iv, 991; Thayer, see word; Cremer, 18; MM, VGT, see word) (AS)
170 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7323
רוּץ
ruts — to run: run
: run/runner/messenger 1) to run 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to run 1a2) runners (participle as subst) 1b) (Polel) to run swiftly, dart 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring or move quickly, hurry 1c2) to drive away from, cause to run away
89 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G652
ἀπόστολος
apostolos — apostle
ἀπόστολος, -ου, ὁ (ἀοστέλλω), [in LXX; 3Ki.14:6 A (שָׁלַח) * ;] 1. a fleet, an expedition (Dem.). 2. a messenger, one sent on a mission (Hdt., LXX, l.with, and π.; see M, Pr., 37 f.; MM, see word; M, Th., i, 2:7 and reff.): Jhn.13:16, 2Co.8:23 Php.2:25. 3. In NT, an Apostle of Christ (a) with special ref. to the Twelve: Mat.10:2, Mrk.3:14, Luk.11:49, Eph.3:5, Rev.18:20, al., equality with whom is claimed by St. Paul, Gal.1:1, 11 ff, 1Ti.2:7, a1.; (b) in a wider sense of prominent Christian teachers, as Barnabas, Act.14:14, apparently also Silvanus and Timothy, 1Th.2:6, and perhaps Andronicus and Junias (Junia?), Rom.16:7 (see ICC, in l); of false teachers, claiming apostleship: 2Co.11:5 11:13, Rev.2:2. (On the different uses of the term in NT, see Lit., Gal., 92-101; Cremer, 530; DB, i, 126; DCG, i, 105; Enc. Br., ii, 196 ff.) (AS)
78 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G518
ἀπαγγέλλω
apangellō — to announce
ἀπ-αγγέλλω [in LXX chiefly for נָגַד hi. ;] of a messenger, speaker, or writer, to report, announce, declare: with accusative of thing(s), Act.4:23, al.; with dative of person(s), Mat.2:8, al.; before ὃτι, Luk.18:37; πῶς, Luk.8:36; περί, Luk.7:18 13:1, Act.28:21, 1Th.1:9; λέγων, Act.22:26; with accusative and inf., Act.12:14; before εἰς, Mrk.5:14, Luk.8:34 (MM, VGT, see word; Cremer, 25) (AS)
43 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8098
שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ
she.ma.yah — Shemaiah
A prophet living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.12.22 § Shemaiah = "heard by Jehovah" 1) a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah 2) the Nehelamite, a false prophet in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 3) father of Delaiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 4) an inhabitant of Kirjathjearim and father of Urijah, a prophet of the Lord in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 5) a Judaite, son of Shechaniah, father of Hattush, and descendant of Zerubbabel 6) a Simeonite, father of Shimri 7) a Reubenite, son of Joel and father of Gog 8) a Merarite Levite, son of Hasshub in the time of Nehemiah 9) a Levite, son of Galal and father of Obadiah 10) a Levite and head of the family of the sons of Elizaphan who were commissioned to bring the ark to Jerusalem in the time of David 11) a Levite and scribe, son of Nethaneel in the time of David 12) a Levite, 1st son of Obed-Edom in the time of David 13) a Levite, descendant of Jeduthun the singer in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 14) a Levite, one of the messengers of Ezra to Iddo 15) a Levite in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah 16) a Levite, one of several in charge of distributing the free will offerings brought to God to their Levite brethren in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 17) a Levite in the time of king Josiah of Judah 18) head of a family of exiles who returned with Ezra 19) a priest, of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 20) an Israelite of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 21) son of Delaiah, grandson of Mehetabeel, and a false prophet hired by Tobiah and Sanballat to give false guidance to Nehemiah 22) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah and participated in the dedication of the wall 23) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 24) a leader of the people at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 25) grandfather of the priest Zechariah who participated in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah 26) another of the priests who along with 25 took part in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah
39 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5037
נָבָל
na.val — Nabal
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.25.3; married to Abigail (H0026) § Nabhal or Nabal = "fool" a man of Carmel who spurned David's messengers, then died of shock when he realised it might cause his death; his case was pleaded by his wife Abigail who became David's wife after his death
18 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8304
שְׂרָיָהוּ
se.ra.yah — Seraiah
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.17; father of: Elihoreph (H0456) and Ahijah (H0281); also called Shavsha at 1Ch.18.16; Sheva(Ketiv: Sheya) at 2Sa.20.25; Shisha at 1Ki.4.3; § Seraiah = "Jehovah is ruler" 1) the scribe or secretary of David 2) son of Azariah, father of Jehozadak, and the chief priest in the reign of king Zedekiah of Judah and at the time of the capture of Jerusalem 3) son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite and one of the men who went to Gedaliah, the governor over Judah appointed by Nebuchadnezzar, and gave their oath to serve the king of Babylon 4) a Judaite, son of Kenaz, brother of Othniel, and father of Joab 5) a Simeonite, father of Josibiah and grandfather of Jehu 6) a people of the province who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 6a) maybe the same as 10 7) son of Azariah and father of Ezra the priest and scribe 8) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 9) a priest, son of Hilkiah in the time of Nehemiah 10) a priest or Levite who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 10a) probably a priest and the head of a family of priests after the exile. Maybe same as 6 11) son of Meraiah and messenger sent by the prophet Jeremiah to Babylon with a book of his writings 12) son of Azriel and one of the 3 men commanded by king Jehoiakim of Judah to seize Jeremiah and Baruch
18 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6735
צִיר
tsir — envoy
envoy, messenger
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8018
שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ
she.lem.yah — Shelemiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.39 § Shelemiah = "repaid by Jehovah" 1) a son of Bani who put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra 2) another son of Bani who put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) father of Hananiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 4) a priest in the time of Nehemiah in charge of the treasury 5) father of Jehucal or Jucal in the time of Zedekiah 6) Levite upon whom the lot for the East Gate fell; in the time of David 6a) also 'Meshelemiah' and 'Shallum' 7) father of Nethaniah and grandfather of Jehudi, who was the messenger sent to Baruch the scribe of Jeremiah 8) son of Abdeel and one the men commanded by king Jehoiakim of Judah to seize the prophet Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch 9) father of Irijah, the captain of the guard who arrested Jeremiah
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2463
ἶρις
iris — rainbow
ἶρις, -ιδος, ἡ [in LXX: Exo.30:24 (קִדָּה)*, (קֶשֶׁת, Gen.9:13, Eze.1:28, is rendered by τόξον) ;] 1. Iris, the messenger of the gods. 2. a rainbow or halo: Rev.4:3 10:1. 3. The plant Iris (cf. Ex., l.with).† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4398
מַלְאַךְ
mal.akh — angel
angel Aramaic of ma.le.akh (מַלְאָךְ ": messenger" H4397)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4401
מַלְאָכִי
mal.a.khi — Malachi
A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Mal.1.1 § Malachi = "My messenger" the prophet who wrote the last book of the Old Testament; nothing else is known
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8546
ὀρθόω
orthoō — be straight up
1. to set straight : 2. in height, to set upright, set up one fallen or lying down, raise up , (Iliad by Homer); ὀρθοῦν κάρα, πρόσωπον (Euripides):—;of buildings, to raise up, rebuild , or, generally, to erect, build up , (Euripides):—;Pass. to be set upright , (Iliad by Homer), etc.: simply to rise from one's seat, stand up , (Aeschulus Tragicus) 3. in line, to make straight , (Aristotle Philosopher):—; Pass., ἢν τόδ᾽ ὀρθωθῆι βέλος if this dart go straight , (Sophocles Tragicus) 4. metaphorically (from signf. I) to raise up, restore to health, safety, happiness , (Herdotus Historicus), etc.:—;also to exalt, honour , (Pindar) 5. (from signf. II) to guide aright , (Aeschulus Tragicus); ὀρθ. ἀγῶνας to bring to a happy end , (Aeschulus Tragicus); ὀ. βίον (Sophocles Tragicus):—;Pass. to succeed, prosper , (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; τὸ ὀρθούμενον success , (Thucydides):—;of words and opinions, to be right, true , (Herdotus Historicus); ἐν ἀγγέλωι κρυπτὸς ὀρθοῦται λόγος a secret message is rightly sent by messenger, not by letter, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 6. in Pass. also, to be upright, deal justly , (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
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(Heb. mal’ak, Gr. angelos), an angel, a messenger who runs on foot, the bearer of despatches (Job 1:14; 1 Sam. 11:7; 2 Chr. 36:22); swift of foot (2 Kings 9:18).
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.