And all those who were sitting in the council, gazing at him, saw his face as if it had become the face of an Angel. (Acts 6:15)
καὶ ἀτενίσαντες εἰς αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ καθεζόμενοι ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ εἶδον τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ πρόσωπον ἀγγέλου.
Et intuentes eum omnes, qui sedebant in concilio, viderunt faciem eius tamquam faciem Angeli.
The word etymologically refers to the verb “to see”. It is what is seen in a man through his face. Stephen was gifted with closeness to Jesus, which made him a herald-angel. It is not about any disembodiment, but about light that has its source in the love of Jesus and the brothers. Let our love not fade away.
