εὐαγγέλιονeuangélion

a good message, i.e. the gospel

Greek (New Testament) · G2098

Meanings

1. in classical Greek

(a) בְּשׂוֹרָה, a reward for good tidings (Hom.; plural, LXX, 2 Samuel 4:10)

(b) in plural, εὐ. θύειν, to make a thank-offering for good tidings.

2. Later, good tidings, good news; in NT of the good tidings of the kingdom of God and of salvation through Christ, the gospel: Mark 1:15, Acts 15:7, Romans 1:16, Galatians 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:4, and elsewhere; with genitive object, τ. βασιλείας, Matthew 4:23; τ. Χριστοῦ, Romans 15:19, and elsewhere; τ. κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ, 2 Thessalonians 1:8; τ. υἱοῦ τ. θεοῦ, Romans 1:9; τ. δόξης τ. μακαρίου θεοῦ, 1 Timothy 1:11; τ. δόξης τ. Χριστοῦ, 2 Corinthians 4:4; of the author, τ. θεοῦ, Romans 15:16, and elsewhere; of the teacher, ἡμῶν, Romans 2:16, 2 Corinthians 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 1:5, 2 Timothy 2:8; of the taught, τ. περιτομῆς, τ. ἀκροβυστίας, Galatians 2:7; ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ εὐ., Galatians 2:5, Galatians 2:14, Colossians 1:5; ἡ ἐλπὶς (πίστις) τοῦ εὐ., Colossians 1:23, Philippians 1:27

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 73 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 4:23 Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.
  • Matthew 9:35 Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.
  • Matthew 24:14 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come.
  • Matthew 26:13 I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.”
  • Mark 1:1 This is the Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God. It began
  • Mark 1:14 Later on, after John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, where he preached God’s Good News.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.