Quick Definition
εὐαγγελίζω v. I bring good news, preach good tidings
Strong's Definition
from 2095 and 32; to announce good news ("evangelize") especially the gospel
KJV Usage: declare, bring (declare, show) glad (good) tidings, preach (the gospel)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | ἀγγέλλω
33.215 · Communication · Inform, Announce
to tell the good news, to announce the gospel to communicate good news concerning something (in the NT a particular reference to the gospel message about Jesus) In LUK 1:19, however, the reference is to the birth of John the Baptist.
MAT 11:5 · LUK 1:19 · LUK 2:10 · LUK 3:18 · LUK 4:18 · LUK 4:43 · LUK 7:22 · LUK 8:1 · LUK 9:6 · LUK 16:16 · LUK 20:1 · ACT 5:42 · ACT 8:4 · ACT 8:12 · ACT 8:25 · ACT 8:35 · ACT 8:40 · ACT 10:36 · ACT 11:20 · ACT 13:32 · ACT 14:7 · ACT 14:15 · ACT 14:21 · ACT 15:35 · ACT 16:10 · ACT 17:18 · ROM 1:15 · ROM 10:15 · ROM 15:20 · 1CO 1:17 · 1CO 9:16 · 1CO 9:16 · 1CO 9:18 · 1CO 15:1 · 1CO 15:2 · 2CO 10:16 · 2CO 11:7 · GAL 1:8 · GAL 1:8 · GAL 1:9 · GAL 1:11 · GAL 1:16 · GAL 1:23 · GAL 4:13 · EPH 2:17 · EPH 3:8 · 1TH 3:6 · HEB 4:2 · HEB 4:6 · 1PE 1:12 · 1PE 1:25 · 1PE 4:6 · REV 10:7 · REV 14:6
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
εὐαγγελίζω : 1 aor. εὐηγγέλισα (Rev. x. 7; xiv. 6; 1S. xxxi. 9; 2S. xviii. 19; W. 71 (69); [B. 35 (30)]); Pass., pres. εὐαγγελίζομαι : pf. ptep. εὐηγγελισμένοι (Heb. iv. 2); 1 aor. εὐηγγελίσθην; Mid., pres. evayyed (Copat ; impf. εὐηγγελιζόμην (Acts viii. 25 LT Tr WH); 1 aor. εὐηγγελισάμην ; (εὐάγγελος bringing good news); Sept. for Wa; to bring good news, to announce glad tidings; Vulg. evangelizo [ete.]; used in the O. T. of any kind of good news: 1S. xxxi. 9; 2. 5.1. 30; 1 Chr.x.9; of the joyful tidings of God’s kindnesses, Ps. xxxix. (xl.) 10; τὸ σωτήριον θεοῦ, Ps. χον. (xevi.) 2; in particular, of the Messianic blessings: Is. xl. 9; lii. 7; lx. 6; lxi. 1, ete.; in the N. T. used esp. of the glad tidings of the coming kingdom of God, and of the salvation to be obtained in it through Christ, and of what relates to this salvation. L Inthe Active (rarein Grk. auth. also, in fact found only in later Grk., as Polyaen. 5,7; εὐηγγελίκει αὐτῷ, Dio Cass. 61, 13; οἵ. Lob. ad Phryn. p. 268; [W. 241): w. dat. of the pers. to whom the news is brought, Rev. x. 7 Ree.; w. ace. of the pers. to whom the announcement is made, ibid. G LT Tr WH; Rev. xiv. 6 RG; bya construction not found elsewhere, ἐπί τινα (cf. Germ. die Botschaft an einen bringen), ibid. GL T Tr WH. Il. Passive [ef. W. 229 (215); B. 188 (163)]; of persons, glad tidings are brought to one, one has glad tidings proclaimed to him: Mt. xi. 5; Lk. vii. 22; Heb. iv. 2,6; of things, to be proclaimed: εὐαγγελίζεται ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ, the glad tidings are published of the kingdom of God close at hand, Lk. xvi. 16; τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, the joyful announcement of man’s salvation is delivered, Gal. i. 11 [Β. 148 (129 sq.)]; τὸ ῥῆμα τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν εἰς ὑμᾶς, the word of good tidings brought unto you (see εἰς, A. I. 5 b. [ef. W. 213 (200) ]), 1 Pet. i. 25; impers. εὐηγγελίσθη τινί, the good news of salvation was declared, 1 Pet. iv. 6. III. as deponent Middle (in Grk. writ. fr. Arstph. eqq. 643 down), to proclaim glad tidings; spec. to instruct (men) concerning the things that pertain to Christian salvation: simply, Lk. ix. 6; xx. 1; Acts xiv. 7; Ro. xv. 20; 1 Co.i. 17; ix. 16,18; rim λόγῳ εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν εἰ κατέχετε, if ye hold fast in your minds with what word (i. e. with what interpretation; for he contrasts his own view of Christian salvation with his opponents’ doctrine of the resurrection) I preached to you the glad tidings of salvation, 1 Co. xv. 2. w. dat. of pers. (as com. in Grk. writ.), to any one: Lk. iv. 18 fr. Is. lxi. 1; spec. to bring to one the good tidings concerning Jesus as the Messiah: Gal.i.8; iv. 13; Ro. i. 15; evayy. w. ace. of the thing: univ., τὴν πίστιν τινός, to bring good tidings of the faith in which one excels, 1 Th. iii. 6; of Messianic blessings: εἰρήνην, Acts x. 36; Ro. x. 15 [RG Tr mrg. br.] (fr. Is. lii. 7) ; τὴν βασιλείαν τ. θεοῦ, Lk. viii. 1; τὰ περὶ τῆς Bac. τ. θεοῦ, Acts viii. 12 (where GLT Tr WH om. τά ; cf. Joseph. antt. 15, 7, 2 ὁ μὲν... τῇ γυναικὶ περὶ τούτων εὐηγγελίζετο) ; THY πίστιν, the necessity of having faith in Christ, Gal. i. 28. τί τινι [Β. 150 (181) ], Lk. i. 19; ii. 10; Acts xvii. 18 [T Tr WHom. dat.]; Eph. ii. 17; τινὶ τ. Bac. τοῦ θεοῦ, Lk. iv. 43; evayy. ᾿Ιησοῦν τὸν Χριστόν or (so L T Tr WH) τὸν Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν, to proclaim the glad news of Jesus the Christ, Acts v. 42, and (which comes to the same thing) τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν, Acts xi. 20; τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι, among the Gentiles, Gal. i. 16; τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν τινι, Acts viii. 35; with καὶ τὴν ἀνάστασίν τινι added, Acts xvii. 18 (where T Tr WH om. αὐτοῖς) ; τὸν λόγον, to announce the glad tidings of the Messiah, or of the kingdom of God, or of eternal salvation offered through Christ, Acts viii. 4; τὸν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου, Acts xv. 35; τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, 1 Co. xv. 1; w. dat. of the pers. added to whom it is preached, 2 Co. xi. 7; τὸν πλοῦτον [τὸ πλοῦτος] τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι, among the Gentiles [but LT Tr WHom. ἐν], Eph. 111. 8. By a constr. unknown to the earlier Grks. (cf. Zob. ad Phryn. p. 268), with ace. of the pers. to whom the announcement is made [W. 223 (209)]: Lk. iii. 18; Acts xvi. 10; Gal. i. 9 (where it is interchanged with evayy. τινι vs. 8); 1 Pet. i 12, (Justin M. apol. 1, 33); τινά τι, ace. of the thing (Alciphr. epp. 3, 12; Heliod. 2.10; Euseb. h. e. 3, 4; [ef. W. 227 (213); B. 150 (131)]), foll. by ὅτε ete. Acts xiii. 32; τινά foll. by inf. Acts xiv. 15; τὰς κώμας, τὰς πόλεις, Acts vill. 25, 40; xiv. 21; [eis τὰ ὑπερέκεινα, 1 Co. x. 16 (ef. W. 213 (200), and II. above). Comp.: τρο-ευαγγελίζομαι.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
εὐαγγελίζω euangelizō 54x
to address with good tidings, Rev. 10:7; 14:6; but elsewhere to proclaim as good tidings, to announce good tidings of, Lk. 1:19; to address with good tidings, Acts 13:32; 14:15; to address with the Gospel teaching, evangelize, Acts 16:10; Gal. 1:9; absol. to announce the good tidings of the Gospel, Lk. 4:18; 9:6; pass. to be announced as good tidings, Lk. 16:16; to be addressed with good tidings, Mt. 11:5; Lk. 7:22; Heb. 4:2
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
εὐαγγελίζω
[in LXX for בָּשַׂר pi., hith.; for good news in general: I Ki 31:9, al.; of God's loving kindness, Ps 39 (40):10 95 (96):2, and esp. of Messianic blessings, Is 40:9 60:6, al. ;]
to bring or announce glad tidings;
act. (only in late writers): c. acc pers., Re 10:7; seq. ἐπί, c. acc pers., Re 14:6; pass., of things, to be proclaimed as glad tidings: Lk 16:16, Ga 1:11, I Pe 1:25; impers., I Pe 4:6; of persons, to have glad tidings proclaimed to one: Mt 11:5, Lk 7:22, He 4:2, 6
Depon. mid. (cl.), to proclaim glad tidings, in NT esp. of the Christian message of salvation: absol., Lk 9:6, Ro 15:20, al.; c. dat. pers., Lk 4:18 (LXX), Ro 1:15, al.; in same sense c. acc pers. (not cl.), Lk 3:18, Ac 16:10, Ga 1:9, I Pe 1:12; c. acc rei, εἰρήνην, Ac 10:36, Ro 10:15 (LXX); τ, βασιλείαν τ. θεοῦ, Lk 8:1; c. dat. pers., Lk 1:19 4:43, Eph 2:17 3:8; αὐτῷ τ. Ἰησοῦν, Ac 8:35 17:18; c. dupl. acc, Ac 13:32; c. acc pers. et inf., Ac 14:15; τ. κώμας (πολεῖς), Ac 8:25, 40 14:21 (cf. προ-ευαγγελίζομαι)
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
εὐαγγελίζω. For the rare use of the active of this verb, as in Rev τοῦ, 148, we can now appeal not only to Dion Cass, Ixi. 13. 4 where the reading is doubtful, but to P Giss I. 275 (end of Trajan’s reign or beginning of Hadrian’s) (= Chrest. I. 17) where reference is made to the arrival from Memphis of a slave of the strategus Apollonius, announcing a victory he had gained—é]pxopévw εὐαγγελίζοντι τὰ τῆς velkns αὐτοῦ καὶ προκοπῆς. See also the Christian hymn of iv/a.p. P Amh I. 215 παισὶν δ᾽ [ε]ὐηγγέλιζε λέγων, IItwxol βασιλείαν. .. The literary and Biblical usage of the mid. is fully illustrated by Milligan Z%ess. p. 141 ff.: add for the former Menandrea p. 1068 εὐϊαγγελίσασθαι πρ[ὸς] σὲ ταῦτ᾽ ἐβουλόμην, and Longus Daphnis and Chloe iii. 33 τὸν γάμον εὐηγγελίζετο, ‘full of joy brings her the annunciation of the marriage”’ (Thornley).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
εὐαγγελίζομαι (euangelizomai) — to speak good news. εὐαγγελ-ίζομαι, imperfect, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: future participle -ιούμενος [Refs 1st c.AD+]: aorist (see. below):—active, only in later Gr., [LXX+NT+2nd c.AD+]pluperfect εὐηγγελίκειν uncertain in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: (εὐάγγελος):— bring good news, announce them, λόγους ἀγαθοὺς φέρων εὐαγγελίσασθαί τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὐ. ὅτι.. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τινι ὅτι.. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 1st c.AD+] —active, εὐ. τὰ τῆς νίκης “PGiss.” [same place]; τισιν ὡς.. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, receive good tidings, ἐν ᾗ -ίσθη ἡ πόλις ἡμέρᾳ [Refs 1st c.BC+]
II. preach or proclaim as glad tidings, τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ [NT]
II.2. absolutely, proclaim glad tidings, πτωχοῖς [LXX+NT]: with accusative, preach the glad tidings of the gospel to, τὸν λαόν[NT]:—so in active, [NT]; τινι [LXX]:—passive, have the gospel preached to one, [NT]; also of the gospel, to be preached, [NT]
