εὐαγγέλιον, -ov, τό, (εὐάγγελος [cf. εὐαγγελίζω), Hebr. mwa and ΤΠ3 ; 1. a reward for good tidings (cf. ra διδασκάλια, the fees given the διδάσκαλος), Hom. Od. 14, 152; Οἷς. ad Att. 2,3 and 12; 13,40; Plut. Demetr. 17; Ages. 33; Sept. 2S. iv. 10. 2. good tidings: Leian. asin. 26; App. Ὁ. civ. 4,20; Plut.; al.; plur. Sept. 2S. xviii. 22, 25, com. txt.; but in each place εὐαγγελία should apparently be restored, on account of vs. 20 ἀνὴρ εὐαγγελίας. Inthe N.T.spec. a. the glad tidings of the kingdom of God soon to be set up, and subsequently also of Jesus, the Messiah, the founder of this kingdom: ME. i. 155 viii. 35; x. 29; xiii. 10; xiv.9; xvi.15; Mt. xxvi. 13; w. agen. of the obj. added: τῆς βασιλείας, Mt. iv. 23; ix. 85; xxiv. 14; Mk.i.14 ΒΤ, τ. After the death of Christ the term τὸ εὐαγγέλιον comprises also the preaching of (concerning) Jesus Christ as having suffered death on the cross to procure eternal salvation for men inthe 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, Etym. Dict. s. v.)]: Acts xv. ἐ Roo. 16 GL TTr WH; x.16; xi. 28; 1 Co: iv. 15; ix. 14,18[G LT Tr WH], 23; xv.1; 2 Co. viii. 18; Gal. ii. 2; Eph. iii. 6; vi. 19 [L WH br. evay.}; Phil. i. 5, ἡ 1. 1 (LG) 5 [1|.22. ΘΕ εἰς, Β5Π:2. ἃ.}; iv.3; [ay ek Clem. Rom. 1 Cor. 47, 2]; 1 ΤῊ. 11. 4; 2 ΤΊπι. 1. 8,10; w. gen. of the obj., the gospel concerning etc.: τοῦ Χριστοῦ [ef. W. 186 (175) sq.], Ro. i. 16 Rec.; xv. 19, 29 Rec. ; 1 Co. ix. 12, 18 [Ree.]; 2 Co. ii. 12; ix.13; x. 14; Gal. i. 7; Phil. i. 27; 1 Th. iii. 2; τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν "Inc. Xp. 2 Th. i. 8 [T Tr WH om. Lbr. Χριστοῦ}; τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ, Ro. i. 9 ef. Mk. i. 1; τῆς σωτηρίας ὑμῶν, Eph. i. 13; τῆς εἰρήνης, Eph. vi. 15; τῆς χάριτος τοῦ θεοῦ, Acts xx. 34: τῆς δύξης τοῦ μακαρίου θεοῦ. 1 Tim. i. 11; τῆς δόξης τοῦ Χριστοῦ, 2 Co. iv. 4. ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, the truth contained in the gospel [ef. W. 236 (221 sq.)], Gai. ii. 5, 14; Col. i. 5; ἡ ἐλπὶς τοῦ evayy. the hope which the gospel awakens and strengthens, Col. i. 23; ἡ πίστις tov evayy. the faith given the gospel, Phil. i. 27; of δεσμοὶ τ. evayy. (see δεσμός. fin.), Philem. 13; ἕτερον evayy- of another sort, i. 6. different from the true doctrine concerning Christian salvation, Gal. i. 6; 2 Co. xi. 4; αἰώνιον evayy. the contents of which were decreed by God from eternity, Rev. xiv. 6. with gen. of the author; and that a. 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: τὸ evayy. Tov θεοῦ. Ro. xv. 16; 2 Co. xi. 7; 1 Th. ii. 2, 8 sq.; 1 Pet. iv. 17; more fully τοῦ θεοῦ περὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ, Ro. i. 1-3. B. 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, ro evayy. ἡμῶι : 2 Co. iv. 3, [ef. τὸ εὐ. τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν ὑπ᾽ ἐμοῦ. Gal. i. 11]; κατὰ τὸ evayy. pov, as I expound it, Ro. ii. 16; xvi. 25; 2 Tim. ii. 8. y- of him who preaches the gospel: ἡμῶν, 1 Th.i.5; 2 Th. ii. 14. with gen. of those to whom it is announced: τῆς περιτομῆς (i. 6. τῶν περιτετμημένων), to be preached to the circumcised or Jews; and τὸ εὐ. τῆς ἀκροβυστίας, to be carried to the Gentiles, Gal. sy Ub 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 called εὐαγγέλιον : so perhaps in Mk. i. 1; for the passage may also mean, ‘glad tidings concerning Jesus Christ began to be prociaimed even as it is written,’ viz. by John the Baptist; cf. De Wette ad loe. At length the name was given to a written narrative of the glad tidings; so in the titles of the Gospels, on which see κατά, II. 8 ο. α. [On the eccl. senses of the word, see Soph. Lex. 5. v.]

εὐαγγέλιον euangelion 76x

glad tidings, good or joyful news, Mt. 4:23; 9:35; the Gospel; doctrines of the Gospel, Mt. 26:13; Mk. 8:35; meton. the preaching of, or instruction in, the Gospel, 1 Cor. 4:15; 9:14

εὐαγγέλιον, -ου, τό

[in LXX for בְּשׂוֹרָה, בְּשׂרָה, II Ki 4:10 18:22 18:25 * ;]

in cl.,

בְּשׂוֹרָה, a reward for good tidings (Hom.; pl., LXX, II Ki 4:10);

in pl., εὐ. θύειν, to make a thank-offering for good tidings (Xen., al.).

Later (Luc., Plut., al.), good tidings, good news; in NT of the good tidings of the kingdom of God and of salvation through Christ, the gospel: Mk 1:15, Ac 15:7, Ro 1:16, Ga 2:2, I Th 2:4, al.; c. gen. obj., τ. βασιλείας, Mt 4:23; τ. Χριστοῦ, Ro 15:19, al.; τ. κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ, II Th 1:8; τ. υἱοῦ τ. θεοῦ, Ro 1:9; τ. δόξης τ. μακαρίου θεοῦ, I Ti 1:11; τ. δόξης τ. Χριστοῦ, II Co 4:4; of the author, τ. θεοῦ, Ro 15:16, al.; of the teacher, ἡμῶν, Ro 2:16, II Co 4:3, I Th 1:5, II Ti 2:8; of the taught, τ. περιτομῆς, τ. ἀκροβυστίας, Ga 2:7; ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ εὐ., Ga 2:5, 14 Col 1:5; ἡ ἐλπὶς (πίστις) τοῦ εὐ., Col 1:23, Phl 1:27 (v. Cremer, 31 ff.; and on the later eccl. use of the word„ M, Th., 143 f.)

εὐαγγέλιον. For the very rare use of this word in the singular outside the NT and early Christian literature, see the iii/A.D. pap. letter cited s.v. γνώστης ad iit., and cf. Archiv v. p. 406f. The plur. is found = ‘‘ good tidings” in the striking calendar inscr. from Priene of date about B.C. 9 with reference to the birthday of the Emperor Augustus—jptev δὲ τῶι κόσpo τῶν δι᾿ αὐτὸν εὐανγελίζων ἡ γενέθλιος, ‘* but the birthday of the god was for the world the beginning of tidings of joy on his account” (OG/S 458%, Deissmann LAZ, p. 370f.) For the more ordinary usage = ‘‘sacrifices,” “thank-offerings,’’ cf. OG/ZS 4%* (iv/B.c.) εὐαγγέλια Kal σωτήρια ἔ[θ]υσε, Michel 13257 εὐαγγέλια θύσω, and the new literary instance in Menandrea p. 90*'*. On the history of the word and its cognates, see Harnack Constitution and Law, p. 278f., and Milligan Zhess. p. 141 ff. MGr Bayγέλιο, ‘ gospel.” Evdyyedos is found in the magical P Hawara 312 (possibly ii/A.D.) (= Archiv v. p. 393) which begins— Εἰξορκείζ[ὦ] σε Evayyede κατὰ τοῦ ᾿Ανούβι --δο:-ς xrd., where Wiinsch (Ρ. 397) notes that “" HidyyeAos muss ein iibermenschliches, aber dem Anubis untergeordnetes Wesen sein.” For the word as a proper name see also BGU II. 583! (before y 2 59 εὐγενής A.D. 76), 26. III. 8165 (iii/A.p.), a/., and for a similar use of EvayyeAetos see the vi/A.p. P Iand 51° and P Oxy VI. 998.

εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion) — gospel. εὐαγγέλ-ιον, τό, reward of good tidings, given to the messenger, εὐαγγέλιον δέ μοι ἔστω [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀπολήψῃ τὸ εὐ. [Refs 1st c.AD+] to make a thank-offering for good-tidings, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐβουθύτει ὡς εὐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὐ. στεφανοῦν, ἀναδῆσαί τινα, to crown one for good news brought, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. good tidings, good news, in plural, [LXX+1st c.BC+]

II.2. in Christian sense, the gospel, [NT]