εὐαγγελίζωeuangelízō
to bring or announce glad tidings
Greek (New Testament) · G2097
Meanings
1. act. (only in late writers): with acc person, Revelation 10:7; followed by ἐπί, with acc person, Revelation 14:6; passive, of things, to be proclaimed as glad tidings: Luke 16:16, Galatians 1:11, 1 Peter 1:25; impers., 1 Peter 4:6; of persons, to have glad tidings proclaimed to one: Matthew 11:5, Luke 7:22, Hebrews 4:2, Hebrews 4:6
2. Depon. middle (classical Greek), to proclaim glad tidings, in NT especially of the Christian message of salvation: absolutely, Luke 9:6, Romans 15:20, and elsewhere; with dative of person, Luke 4:18 (LXX), Romans 1:15, and elsewhere; in same sense with acc person (not classical Greek), Luke 3:18, Acts 16:10, Galatians 1:9, 1 Peter 1:12; with acc rei, εἰρήνην, Acts 10:36, Romans 10:15 (LXX); τ, βασιλείαν τ. θεοῦ, Luke 8:1; with dative of person, Luke 1:19, Luke 4:43, Ephesians 2:17, Ephesians 3:8; αὐτῷ τ. Ἰησοῦν, Acts 8:35, Acts 17:18; with dupl. acc, Acts 13:32; with acc person et infinitive, Acts 14:15; τ. κώμας (πολεῖς), Acts 8:25, Acts 8:40, Acts 14:21 (cf. προ-ευαγγελίζομαι)
Same root
- εὖeû · G2095(adverbially) well
- ἄγγελοςángelos · G32compare G34 (ἀγέλη)) (to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor
- προευαγγελίζομαιproeuangelízomai · G4283to announce glad news in advance
- εὐαγγελιστήςeuangelistḗs · G2099a preacher of the gospel
- εὐαγγέλιονeuangélion · G2098a good message, i.e. the gospel
Where it appears
Appears 54 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 11:5 the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.”
- Luke 1:19 Then the angel said, “I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. It was he who sent me to bring you this good news!
- Luke 2:10 but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.
- Luke 3:18 John used many such warnings as he announced the Good News to the people.
- Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free,
- Luke 4:43 But he replied, “I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God in other towns, too, because that is why I was sent.”
See every passage
- Matthew 11:5
- Luke 1:19, 2:10, 3:18, 4:18, 4:43, 7:22, 8:1, 9:6, 16:16, 20:1
- Acts 5:42, 8:4, 8:12, 8:25, 8:35, 8:40, 10:36, 11:20, 13:32, 14:7, 14:15, 14:21, 15:35, 16:10, 17:18
- Romans 1:15, 10:15, 15:20
- 1 Corinthians 1:17, 9:16, 9:18, 15:1, 15:2
- 2 Corinthians 10:16, 11:7
- Galatians 1:8, 1:9, 1:11, 1:16, 1:23, 4:13
- Ephesians 2:17, 3:8
- 1 Thessalonians 3:6
- Hebrews 4:2, 4:6
- 1 Peter 1:12, 1:25, 4:6
- Revelation 10:7, 14:6
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.