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. InHag 1:13the prophet is called God's messenger;Job 33:23changes the King James Version to "angel" (margin "messenger"); andMal 3:1margin, suggests "angel" instead of "messenger."Mal 2:7andMal 3:1(twice) have caused a great deal of comment. SeeMALACHI. The Greek apostolos, "apostle," is rendered "messenger" in2Co 8:23;Php 2:25;1Sa 4:17translations literally, from Hebrew basar, "to tell good news," "he that brought the tidings."Ge 50:16reads "message" instead of "messenger."
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