εὐαγγέλιον

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gospel

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)