(Heb. mal'ak, Gr. angelos), an angel, a messenger who runs on foot, the bearer of despatches ( Job 1:14 ; 1 Samuel 11:7 ; 2 Chr. 36:22 ); swift of foot ( 2 Kings 9:18 ).

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.