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άγγελος

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Greek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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άγγελος (ángelosm (plural άγγελοι)

  1. angel
    φύλακας άγγελοςfýlakas ángelosguardian angel
  2. messenger, news bearer, envoy, herald
  3. (figuratively) a loved one
    άγγελέ μουángelé moumy sweetheart
  4. (figuratively) a selfless person
  5. (taxonomy) Chondrichthyes
    Synonym: Χονδριχθύες (Chondrichthýes)

Declension

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Declension of άγγελος
singular plural
nominative άγγελος (ángelos) άγγελοι (ángeloi)
genitive αγγέλου (angélou) αγγέλων (angélon)
accusative άγγελο (ángelo) αγγέλους (angélous)
vocative άγγελε (ángele) άγγελοι (ángeloi)

Compare to the given name Άγγελος.

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Descendants

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  • Aromanian: anghilu, anghil

References

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  1. ^ άγγελος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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