ἌΓΓΕΛΟΣ: ἄγγελος, -ου, ὁ, [ [in LXX chiefly for מַלְאָךְ;] ] 1. . a messenger, one sent: Mt 11:10, Ja 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 Lk 1:11, or to execute them, as Mt 4:6. The ἄ. in Re 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, s.v.; Cremer, 18; MM, VGT, s.v.)