εὐαγγελίζομαι

εὐαγγελίζω — euangelízō

εὐαγγελίζω: 1 aorist ἐυηγγελισα (Rev 10:7; Rev 14:6; 1Sa 31:9; 2Sa 18:19; Winers Grammar, 71 (69); (Buttmann, 35 (30))); passive, present εὐαγγελίζομαι; perfect participle εὐηγγελισμένοι (Heb 4:2); 1 aorist ἐυηγγελίσθην; middle, present εὐαγγελίζομαι; imperfect ἐυηγγελιζομην (Act 8:25 L T Tr WH); 1 aorist εὐηγγελισάμην; (εὐάγγελος bringing good news); the Sept. for בִּשֵּׂר; to bring good news, to announce glad tidings; Vulg.evangelizo (etc.); used in the O. T. of any kind of good news: 1Sa 31:9; 2Sa 1:20; 1Ch 10:9; of the joyful tidings of God's kindnesses, Psa 39:10; τό σωτήριον Θεοῦ, Psa 95:2; in particular, of the Messianic blessings: Isa 40:9; Isa 52:7; Isa 60:6; Isa 61:1, etc.; in the N. T. used especially 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.

I. In the active (rare in Greek authors also, in fact found only in later Greek, as Polyaen. 5, 7; ἐυηγγελικει αὐτῷ, Dio Cassius, 61, 13; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 268; (Winer's Grammar, 24)): with the dative of the person to whom the news is brought, Rev 10:7 Rec.; with the accusative of the person to whom the announcement is made, ibid. G L T Tr WH, Rev 14:6 R G; by a construction not found elsewhere, ἐπί τινα (cf. German dieBorschaftaneinenbringen), ibid. G L T Tr WH.

II. Passive (cf. Winers Grammar, 229 (215); Buttmann, 188 (163)); of persons, glad tidings are brought to one, one has glad tidings proclaimed to him: Mat 11:5; Luk 7:22; Heb 4:2; Heb 4:6; of things, to be proclaimed: εὐαγγελίζεται ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ, the glad tidings are published of the kingdom of God close at hand, Luk 16:16; τό εὐαγγέλιον, the joyful announcement of man's salvation is delivered, Gal 1:11 (Buttmann, 148 (129f)); τό ῤῆμα τό εὐαγγελισθέν εἰς ὑμᾶς, the word of good tidings brought unto you (see εἰς, A. I. 5 b. (cf. Winer's Grammar, 213 (200))), 1Pe 1:25; impersonally, εὐηγγελίσθη τίνι, the good news of salvation was declared, 1Pe 4:6.

III. as deponent middle (in Greek writings from Aristophanes eqq. 643 down), to proclaim glad tidings; specifically, to instruct (men) concerning the things that pertain to Christian salvation: simply, Luk 9:6; Luk 20:1; Act 14:7; Rom 15:20; 1Co 1:17; 1Co 9:16; 1Co 9:18; τίνι 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, 1Co 15:2. with the dative of person (as common in Greek writings), to anyone: Luk 4:18 from Isa 61:1; specifically, to bring to one the good tidings concerning Jesus as the Messiah: Gal 1:8; Gal 4:13; Rom 1:15; ἐυαγγελίζειν with the accusative of the thing: universally, τήν πίστιν τίνος, to bring good tidings of the faith in which one excels, 1Th 3:6; of Messianic blessings: εἰρήνην, Act 10:36; Rom 10:15 (R G Tr marginal reading brackets) (from Isa 52:7); τήν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, Luk 8:1; τά περί τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ, Act 8:12 (where G L T Tr WH omit τά; cf. Josephus, Antiquities 15, 7, 2 ὁ μέν... τῇ γυναικί περί τούτων εὐηγγελίζετο); τήν πίστιν, the necessity of having faith in Christ, Gal 1:23. τί τίνι (Buttmann, 150 (131)), Luk 1:19; Luk 2:10; Act 17:18 (T Tr WH omit the dative); Eph 2:17; τίνι τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ, Luk 4:43; ἐυαγγελίζειν Ἰησοῦν τόν Χριστόν or (so L T Tr WH) τόν Χριστόν Ἰησοῦν, to proclaim the glad news of Jesus the Christ, Act 5:42, and (which comes to the same thing) τόν κύριον Ἰησοῦν, Act 11:20; τόν υἱόν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι, among the Gentiles, Gal 1:16; τόν Ἰησοῦν τίνι, Act 8:35; with καί τήν ἀνάστασιν τίνι added, Act 17:18 (where T Tr WH omit αὐτοῖς); τόν λόγον, to announce the glad tidings of the Messiah, or of the kingdom of God, or of eternal salvation offered through Christ, Act 8:4; τόν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου, Act 15:35; τό εὐαγγέλιον, 1Co 15:1; with the dative of the person added to whom it is preached, 2Co 11:7; τόν πλοῦτον (τό πλοῦτος) τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι, among the Gentiles (but L T Tr WH omit ἐν), Eph 3:8. By a construction unknown to the earlier Greeks (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 268), with the accusative of the person to whom the announcement is made (Winer's Grammar, 223 (209)): Luk 3:18; Act 16:10; Gal 1:9 (where it is interchanged with ἐυαγγελίζειν τίνι, Gal 1:8); 1Pe 1:12 (Justin Martyr, Apology 1, 33); τινα τί, accusative of the thing (Alciphron, epistles 3, 12; Heliodorus 2, 10; Eusebius, h. e. 3, 4; (cf. Winers Grammar, 227 (213); Buttmann, 150 (131))), followed by ὅτι etc. Act 13:32; τινα followed by an infinitive Act 14:15; τάς κώμας, τάς πόλεις, Act 8:25; Act 8:40; Act 14:21; (εἰς τά ὑπερέκεινα, 2Co 10:16 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 213 (200), and II. above). Compare: προευαγγελίζομαι.)

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