Etymology
Roots in Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic
GreekTheological terms
Gospeleuangelion — biblical meaning
εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion)
Transliteration
euangelion
Pronunciation
yoo-an-GE-lee-on
MEANING
Good news
ROOT
εὖ (eu) + ἀγγέλλω (angellō)
ETYMOLOGY
From eu, 'good,' and angellō, 'announce.' In Rome it could announce victory or an emperor's birth; Christians applied it to salvation in Christ.
BIBLICAL USE
The central Christian message: Jesus' life, death, and resurrection for salvation.
RELATED VERSES
Mark 1:1Romans 1:161 Corinthians 15:1–4
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