archangel
Archangelos denotes an archangel, heard as a voice in the Lord’s descent and named as Michael in a dispute.
The two occurrences use the term for an archangel: in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 a voice accompanies the Lord’s descent, while Jude 1:9 identifies Michael as an archangel during his dispute with the devil.
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An archangel in heavenly action · dominant
In 1 Thessalonians 4:16, the genitive singular form occurs in the phrase concerning a voice accompanying the Lord’s descent; the APB renders the clause “with the voice of an archangel.” In Jude 1:9, the nominative singular form identifies Michael as the figure who contended with the devil over the body of Moses; the APB renders “the archangel Michael.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “archangel” in both verses, once in the phrase “the voice of an archangel” and once in “the archangel Michael.” These renderings occur within whole-verse translations.