What does ἰσάγγελος (isángelos) mean in the Bible?
ἰσάγγελος (isángelos): Describes the resurrection state of the redeemed as possessing angelic equality in immortality and divine service.
Greek · G2465
ἰσάγγελος
Like an angel
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ἰσάγγελος G2465
Pronunciation isángelos
What does ἰσάγγελος (isángelos) mean in the Bible?
ἰσάγγελος (isángelos): Describes the resurrection state of the redeemed as possessing angelic equality in immortality and divine service.
Full entry for ἰσάγγελος (G2465) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2465?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include like [the] angels (1).
Where does ἰσάγγελος (isángelos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 20:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It like [the] angels 1× Luke 20:36
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 20:36
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
ἰσάγγελοι 1x isangeloi Luke 20:36
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 20:36
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Describes the resurrection state of the redeemed as possessing angelic equality in immortality and divine service.
Strong's G2465
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
like an angel
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Describes the resurrection state of the redeemed as possessing angelic equality in immortality and divine service.
(ἴσος, ἄγγελος), like or equal to angels: Luk.20:36.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 20:36 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἰσάγγελοι isaggeloi
like the angels
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Nominative (1) Number pattern Plural (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Luke 20:36 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Witnesses
Luke 20:27–40 ἰσάγγελοι isángelos
Equal to angels
Word Origins
ἰσάγγελος is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain