Strong's Lexicon
euaggelion: Gospel, Good News
Original Word:εὐαγγέλιον
Part of Speech:Noun, Neuter
Transliteration:euaggelion
Pronunciation:yoo-ang-GHEL-ee-on
Phonetic Spelling:(yoo-ang-ghel'-ee-on)
Definition:Gospel, Good News
Meaning:the good news of the coming of the Messiah, the gospel; the gen. after it expresses sometimes the giver (God), sometimes the subject (the Messiah, etc.), sometimes the human transmitter (an apostle).
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek words εὖ (eu, meaning "good" or "well") and ἄγγελος (angelos, meaning "messenger" or "message").
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "euaggelion," the concept of good news can be related to the Hebrew word בְּשׂוֹרָה (besorah), which also means "good news" or "tidings."
Usage:The term "euaggelion" primarily refers to the "good news" or "gospel" of Jesus Christ. It encompasses the message of salvation, the kingdom of God, and the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the proclamation of God's redemptive plan through Christ, offering forgiveness and eternal life to all who believe.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, "euaggelion" was used to announce significant events, such as the birth of an emperor or a military victory. The early Christians adopted this term to convey the transformative and victorious message of Jesus Christ. The gospel was revolutionary, challenging both Jewish and Gentile audiences to embrace a new covenant relationship with God through faith in Christ.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 2098euaggélion –the Gospel – literally, "God'sgood news."See 2097 (euangelizō). The Gospel (2098/euaggélion) includes the entire Bible, i.e. it isnot limited to how a person becomes a Christian.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom the same as
euaggelizóDefinitiongood news
NASB Translationgood news (1), gospel (73), gospel's (2).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2098: εὐαγγέλιονεὐαγγέλιον,
εὐαγγελίου,
τό (
εὐάγγελος (cf.
εὐαγγελίζω)), Hebrew
בְּשׂורָה and
בְּשֹׂרָה;
1.a reward for good tidings (cf.τάδιδασκαλία, the fees given theδιδάσκαλος),Homer, Odyssey 14, 152;Cicero, ad Att. 2, 3 and 12; 13, 40;Plutarch, Demetr. 17; Ages. 33; theSept.2 Samuel 4:10.
2.good tidings:Lucian, asin. 26; Appendix,
b. civ. 4, 20;Plutarch; others; plural theSept.2 Samuel 18:22, 25, common text; but in each placeεὐαγγελία should apparently be restored, on account of2 Samuel 18:20ἀνήρεὐαγγελίας. In the N. T., specifically,
a.the glad tidings of the kingdom of God soon to be set up, and subsequently alsoof Jesus, the Messiah, the founder of this kingdom:Mark 1:15;Mark 8:35;Mark 10:29;Mark 13:10;Mark 14:9;Mark 16:15;Matthew 26:13; with a genitive of the object added:τῆςβασιλείας,Matthew 4:23;Matthew 9:35;Matthew 24:14;Mark 1:14RL brackets After the death of Christ the termτόεὐαγγέλιον comprises also the preaching of (concerning) Jesus Christ as having suffered death on the cross to procure eternal salvation for men in the kingdom of God, but as restored to life and exalted to the right hand of God in heaven, thence to return in majesty to consummate the kingdom of God; so that it may be more briefly defined as "the glad tidings of salvation through Christ; the proclamation of the grace of God manifested and pledged in Christ; the gospel" (A-S. god-spell (see Skeat, Etymological Dictionary, under the word)):Acts 15:7;Romans 1:16GLTTrWH;;1 Corinthians 4:15;1 Corinthians 9:14, 18 (GLTTrWH),;;2 Corinthians 8:18;Galatians 2:2;Ephesians 3:6;Ephesians 6:19 (LWH bracketsἐυαγελιον);Philippians 1:5, 7, 12, 17 (); (, cf.εἰς, B. II. 2 d.);Philippians 4:3 (, cf.Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 47, 2 [ET]);1 Thessalonians 2:4;2 Timothy 1:8, 10; with a genitive of the object, the gospel concerning etc.:τοῦΧριστοῦ (cf.Winer's Grammar, 186f (175f)),Romans 1:16Rec.;Rec.;1 Corinthians 9:12, 18 (Rec.);2 Corinthians 2:12;2 Corinthians 9:13;2 Corinthians 10:14;Galatians 1:7;Philippians 1:27;1 Thessalonians 3:2;τοῦκυρίουἡμῶνἸησοῦΧριστοῦ,2 Thessalonians 1:8 (TTrWH omit;L bracketsΧριστοῦ);τοῦυἱοῦτοῦΘεοῦ,Romans 1:9 cf.Mark 1:1;τῆςσωτηρίαςὑμῶν,Ephesians 1:13;τῆςεἰρήνης,Ephesians 6:15;τῆςχάριτοςτοῦΘεοῦ,Acts 20:24;τῆςδόξηςτοῦμακαρίουΘεοῦ,1 Timothy 1:11;τῆςδόξηςτοῦΧριστοῦ,2 Corinthians 4:4.ἡἀλήθειατοῦεὐαγγελίου, the truth contained in the gospel (cf.Winer's Grammar, 236 (221f)),Galatians 2:5, 14;Colossians 1:5;ἡἐλπίςτοῦεὐαγγελίου, the hope which the gospel awakens and strengthens,Colossians 1:23;ἡπίστιςτοῦεὐαγγελίου the faith given the gospel,Philippians 1:27;οἱδεσμοίτοῦεὐαγγελίου (seeδεσμός, at the end),Philemon 1:13;ἕτερονεὐαγγέλιον of another sort, i. e. different from the true doctrine concerning Christian salvation,Galatians 1:6;2 Corinthians 11:4;αἰώνιονεὐαγγέλιον, the contents of which were decreed by God from eternity,Revelation 14:6. with the genitive of the author; and thatα. of the author of the subject-matter or facts on which the glad tidings of man's salvation rest, and who wished these glad tidings to be conveyed to men:τόεὐαγγέλιοντοῦΘεοῦ,Romans 15:16;2 Corinthians 11:7;1 Thessalonians 2:2, 8;1 Peter 4:17; more fullyτοῦΘεοῦπερίτοῦυἱοῦαὐτοῦ,Romans 1:1-3.β. of the author of the particular mode in which the subject-matter of the gospel is understood (conception of the gospel) and taught to others; thus Paul calls his exposition of the gospel (and that of the teachers who agree with him), in opposition to that of those teaching differently,τόεὐαγγέλιονἡμῶν:2 Corinthians 4:3 (cf.τόεὐαγγέλιοντόεὐαγγελισθένὑπ'ἐμοῦ,Galatians 1:11);κατάτόεὐαγγέλιονμου, as I expound it,Romans 2:16;Romans 16:25;2 Timothy 2:8.γ. of him who preaches the gospel:ἡμῶν,1 Thessalonians 1:5;2 Thessalonians 2:14. with the genitive of those to whom it is announced:τῆςπεριτομῆς (i. e.τῶνπεριτετμημενων), to be preached to the circumcised or Jews; andτόεὐαγγέλιοντῆςἀκροβυστίας, to be carried to the Gentiles,Galatians 2:7.b. As the Messianic rank of Jesus was proved by his words, his deeds, and his death,the narrative of the sayings, deeds, and death of Jesus Christ came to be calledεὐαγγέλιον: so perhaps inMark 1:1; for the passage may also mean, 'glad tidings concerning Jesus Christ began to be proclaimed even as it is written,' viz. by John the Baptist; cf. DeWette at the passage At length the name was given to a written narrative of the glad tidings; so in the titles of the Gospels, on which seeκατά, II. 3 c.α. (On the ecclesiastical senses of the word, seeSophocles' Lexicon, under the word.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
good news, gospel.From the same aseuaggelizo; a good message, i.e. The gospel -- gospel.
see GREEKeuaggelizo
Forms and Transliterations
ευαγγέλια ευαγγελιον ευαγγέλιον ευαγγέλιόν εὐαγγέλιον εὐαγγέλιόν ευαγγελιου ευαγγελίου εὐαγγελίου ευαγγελιω ευαγγελίω εὐαγγελίῳ ευαγγελίων euangelio euangeliō euangelíoi euangelíōi euangelion euangélion euangélión euangeliou euangelíouLinks
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