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ἀγγελία ἄγγελος

1.a message, tidings, news, Hom., Hdt., etc.; ἀγγελίη ἐμή a report of me, concerning me, Il.; ἀγγελίην πατρὸς φέρει ἐρχομένοιο he brings news of or about thy father's coming, Od.: — ἀγγελίην ἐλθεῖν, to go a message, i. e. on a message, like Lat. legationem obire, Il.;—so also epic in gen., ἀγγελίης οἴχνεσκε went on account of a message, id=Od.; ἤλυθε σεῦ ἕνεκ᾽ ἀγγελίης ( i. e. ἀγγελίης σοῦ ἕνεκα) id=Od., Hes.
2.a proclamation, command, Hhymn., etc.

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