Angel List

Angels (Elios)

An angel is a supernatural being or spirit found in various religions and mythologies. In Zoroastrianism and Abrahamic religions they are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as intermediaries between Heaven and Earth, or as guardian spirits or a guiding influence.[1] Other roles of angels include protecting and guiding human beings, and carrying out God's tasks.[2] The term "angel" has also been expanded to various notions of spirits found in many other religious traditions. The theological study of angels is known as "angelology".

In art, angels are often depicted with bird-like wings on their back, a halo, robes and various forms of glowing light.

The word angel in English is a blend of Old English engel (with a hard g) and Old French angele.[4] Both derive from Late Latin angelus "messenger of God," which in turn was borrowed from Late Greek ἄγγελος ángelos. According to R. S. P. Beekes, ángelos itself may be "an Oriental loan, like ἄγγαρος ["Persian mounted courier"]."[5] The word's earliest form is Mycenaean a-ke-ro attested in Linear B syllabic script.[6][7]

The ángelos is the default Septuagint’s translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mal’ākh denoting simply ‘messenger’ without specifying its nature. In the Latin Vulgate however the meaning becomes bifurcated: when mal’ākh or ángelos is supposed to denote a human messenger, words like nuntius or legatus are applied. If the word refers to some supernatural being, the word angelus appears. They are beings possess etheric bodies that are composed of etheric matter, a type of matter finer and more pure that is composed of smaller particles than ordinary physical plane matter.

Types of Angels

Tamiel (Perfection)
Archangel (Ruler)
Chayyot Ha Kadesh (Living Ones)
Cherubim (Directors) - Cherub
Ophanim (Wheels) - Ophan
Elioun (Supreme/Most High)
Elim (Light) - Elah
Elohim (Godly Ones) - Eloah
Eljo (Hybrid)
Erelim (Brave Ones) - Er'el
Elioud (Half-Angel) - Eljo
Hashmallim (Glowing Ones) - Hashmal
Seraphim (Burning Ones) - Seraph
Teraphim (Pieces) - Teraph
Malakim (Messengers) - Malak
Eshim (Fires) - Esh *Spirit
Ishim (Man-like Ones) - Ish *Vessel
Nephilim (Fallen Ones) - Naphil
Anakim (Giants) - Anak
Grigori (Watchers) - Grigory
Purim (Lots) - Pur *Groups
Guardian Angel (Placeholders)
Putti (Baby) - Putto