Messenger:
mes'-en-jer: The regular Hebrew word for "messenger" is mal'akh, the Greek aggelos. This may be a human messenger or a messenger of God, an angel. The context must decide the right translation. In Hag 1:13 the prophet is called God's messenger; Job 33:23 changes the King James Version to "angel" (margin "messenger"); and Mal 3:1 margin, suggests "angel" instead of "messenger." Mal 2:7 and Mal 3:1 (twice) have caused a great deal of comment. See MALACHI. The Greek apostolos, "apostle," is rendered "messenger" in 2Co 8:23; Php 2:25; 1Sa 4:17translations literally, from Hebrew basar, "to tell good news," "he that brought the tidings." Ge 50:16 reads "message" instead of "messenger."
Written by Arthur L. Breslich
1 | Strong's Number: g32 | Greek: angelos |
Messenger:
"a messenger, an angel, one sent," is translated "messenger," of John the Baptist, Mat 11:10; Mar 1:2; Luk 7:27; in the plural, of John's "messengers," Luk 7:24; of those whom Christ sent before Him when on His journey to Jerusalem, Luk 9:52; of Paul's "thorn in the flesh," "a messenger of Satan," 2Cr 12:7; of the spies as received by Rahab, Jam 2:25.
See ANGEL.
2 | Strong's Number: g652 | Greek: apostolos |
Messenger:
"an apostle," is translated "messengers" in 2Cr 8:23 regarding Titus and "the other brethren," whom Paul describes to the church at Corinth as "messengers of the churches," in respect of offerings from those in Macedonia for the needy in Judea; in Phl 2:25, of Epaphroditus as the "messenger" of the church at Philippi to the Apostle in ministering to his need; RV marg. in each case, "apostle."
See APOSTLE.
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