gospel

Greek Noun Neuter

εὐαγγέλιον, -ου, τό [in LXX for בְּשׂוֹרָה, 2Ki.4:10 18:22 18:25 *;] 1) in cl, (a) a reward for good tidings (Hom; pl, LXX, 2Ki.4:10); (b) in pl, εὐ. θύειν, to make a thank-offering for good tidings (Xen, al.). 2) 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: Mrk.1:15, Act.15:7, Rom.1:16, Gal.2:2, 1Th.2:4, al; with genitive obj, τ. βασιλείας, Mat.4:23; τ. Χριστοῦ, Rom.15:19, al; τ. κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ, 2Th.1:8; τ. υἱοῦ τ. θεοῦ, Rom.1:9; τ. δόξης τ. μακαρίου θεοῦ, 1Ti.1:11; τ. δόξης τ. Χριστοῦ, 2Co.4:4; of the author, τ. θεοῦ, Rom.15:16, al; of the teacher, ἡμῶν, Rom.2:16, 2Co.4:3, 1Th.1:5, 2Ti.2:8; of the taught, τ. περιτομῆς, τ. ἀκροβυστίας, Gal.2:7; ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ εὐ, Gal.2:5, 14 Col.1:5; ἡ ἐλπὶς (πίστις) τοῦ εὐ, Col.1:23, Php.1:27 (see Cremer, 31 ff; and on the later eccl. use of the word„ M, Th., 143 f.) (AS)

gospel

Greek Noun Neuter

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]

Greek

Noun Neuter

a good message, i.e. the gospel; gospel; from the same as g2097 (εὐαγγελίζω)