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A. Verbs.
eujaggelivzw 2097 is almost always used of the good news concerning the Son of God
as proclaimed in the Gospel [exceptions are, e.g., Luke 1:19; 1 Thess. 3:6,
in which the phrase "to bring (or shew) good (or glad) tidings" does not
refer to the Gospel]; Gal. 1:8 (2nd part). With reference to the Gospel the
phrase to bring, or declare, good, or glad, tidings is used in Acts 13:32;
Rom. 10:15; Heb. 4:2.
In Luke 4:18 the R.V. "to preach good tidings" gives the
correct quotation from Isaiah, rather than the A.V. "to preach the Gospel."
In the Sept. the verb is used of any message intended to cheer the hearers,
e.g., 1 Sam. 31:9; 2 Sam. 1:20. See Gospel, B, No. 1.
khruvssw
2784 signifies (a) to be a herald, or, in general, to proclaim,
e.g., Matt. 3:1 Mark 1:45, "publish;" in Luke 4:18, R.V., "to proclaim," A.V.,
"to preach;" so verse 19; Luke 12:3; Acts 10:37; Rom. 2:21; Rev. 5:2. In 1
Pet. 3:19 the probable reference is, not to glad tidings (which there is no
real evidence that Noah preached, nor is there evidence that the spirits of
antediluvian people are actually "in prison"), but to the act of Christ
after His resurrection in proclaiming His victory to fallen angelic spirits;
(b) to preach the Gospel as a herald, e.g., Matt. 24:14; Mark 13:10,
R.V., "be preached" (A.V., "be published"); 14:9; 16:15, 20; Luke 8:1; 9:2;
24:47; Acts 8:5; 19:13; 28:31; Rom. 10:14, present participle, lit., ‘(one)
preaching,’ "a preacher;" 10:15 (1st part); 1 Cor. 1:23; 15:11, 12; 2 Cor.
1:19; 4:5; 11:4; Gal. 2:2; Phil. 1:15; Col. 1:23; 1 Thess. 2:9; 1 Tim. 3:16;
(c) to preach the word, 2 Tim. 4:2 (of the ministry of the
Scriptures, with special reference to the Gospel). See Proclaim, Publish.
proeuaggelivzomai 4283: see Gospel, B,
No. 2.
prokhruvssw
, 4296, lit., to proclaim as a herald (pro,
before, and No. 2), is used in Acts 13:24, "had first preached." Some mss.
have the verb in Acts 3:20; for the best see Appoint, No. 12.¶
parrhsiavzomai 3955, to be bold in speech, is translated to preach boldly in Acts 9:27
(2nd part); in ver. 29, R.V. (A.V., "he spake boldly"), See Bold, A, No. 2.
diaggevllw 1229 lit., to announce
through, hence, to declare fully, or far and wide (dia,
through), is translated "declaring" in Acts 21:26, R.V. (A.V., "to
signify"); in Luke 9:60, R.V., "publish abroad" (for A.V. "preach"), giving
the verb its fuller significance; so in Rom. 9:17, for A.V., "declared."
kataggevllw 2605 to declare, proclaim, is
translated to proclaim in the R.V., for A.V., to shew, in Acts 16:17; 26:23;
1 Cor. 11:26, where the verb makes clear that the partaking of the elements
at the Lord’s Supper is a proclamation (an evangel) of the Lord’s Death; in
Rom. 1:8, for A.V., "spoken of;" in 1 Cor. 2:1, for A.V., "declaring."
Notes: (1) For diangelloµ,
translated "preach" in Luke 9:60, see Declare, A, No. 3. (2)
Katangelloµ, to proclaim, is always
so translated in the R.V.; the A.V. renders it by to preach in Acts 4:2;
13:5, 38; 15:36; 17:3, 13; 1 Cor. 9:14; Col. 1:28. (3)
Laleoµ, to speak, is translated
"preached," Mark 2:2, A.V., "preached" (R.V., "spake"); in Acts 8:25, 1st
part, A.V. (R.V., "spoken"); so in 13:42 and 14:25; "preaching" in Acts
11:19, A.V., but what is indicated here is not a formal preaching by the
believers scattered from Jerusalem, but a general testimony to all with whom
they came into contact; in 16:6, R.V., "to speak" (A.V., "to preach"). (4)
For dialegomai, in A.V. of Acts
20:7, 9, see Discourse. (5) For A.V., "preached" in Heb. 4:2 (2nd part), see
Hearing. (6) In Rom. 15:19 pleµrooµ,
to fulfil (R.V., marg.), is rendered "I have fully preached."
B. Nouns.
khvrugma 2782, a proclamation by a herald (akin to A, No. 2), denotes a message, a
preaching (the substance of what is preached as distinct from the act of
preaching), Matt. 12:41; Luke 11:32; Rom. 16:25; 1 Cor. 1:21; 2:4; 15:14; in
2 Tim. 4:17 and Tit. 1:3, R.V., "message," marg., "proclamation," A.V.,
"preaching." See Message.¶ In the Sept., 2 Chron. 30:5; Prov. 9:3;
Jonah 3:2.
eujaggevlion 2098 originally denoted a
reward for good tidings; later, the idea of reward dropped, and the word
stood for the good news itself. The Eng. word gospel, i.e. good message, is
the equivalent of euangelion (Eng.,
evangel). In the N.T. it denotes the good tidings of the Kingdom of God and
of salvation through Christ, to be received by faith, on the basis of His
expiatory death, His burial, resurrection, and ascension, e.g., Acts 15:7;
20:24; 1 Pet. 4:17. Apart from those references and those in the Gospels of
Matthew and Mark, and Rev. 14:6, the noun is confined to Paul’s Epistles.
The Apostle uses it of two associated yet distinct things, (a) of the
basic facts of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ, e.g., 1Cor.
15:1-3; (b) of the interpretation of these facts, e.g., Rom. 2:16;
Gal. 1:7, 11; 2:2; in (a) the Gospel is viewed historically, in (b)
doctrinally, with reference to the interpretation of the facts, as is
sometimes indicated by the context.
The following
phrases describe the subjects or nature or purport of the message; it is the
gospel of God, Mark 1:14; Rom. 1:1; 15:16; 2 Cor. 11:7; 1 Thess. 2:2, 9; 1
Pet. 4:17; God, concerning His Son, Rom. 1:1-3; His Son, Rom. 1:9; Jesus
Christ, the Son of God, Mark 1:1; our Lord Jesus, 2 Thess. 1:8; Christ, Rom.
15:19, etc.; the glory of Christ, 2 Cor. 4:4; the grace of God, Acts 20:24;
the glory of the blessed God, 1 Tim. 1:11; your salvation, Eph. 1:13; peace,
Eph. 6:15. cp. also "the gospel of the Kingdom," Matt. 4:23; 9:35; 24:14;
"an eternal gospel," Rev. 14:6.
In Gal. 2:14, "the
truth of the gospel" denotes, not the true gospel, but the true teaching of
it, in contrast to perversions of it.
The following
expressions are used in connection with the Gospel: (a) with regard
to its testimony; (1) keµrussoµ, to
preach it as a herald, e.g., Matt. 4:23; Gal. 2:2 (see Preach); (2)
laleoµ, to speak, 1 Thess. 2:2; (3)
diamarturomai, to testify
(thoroughly), Acts 20:24; (4) euangelizoµ,to
preach, e.g., 1 Cor. 15:1; 2 Cor. 11:7; Gal. 1:11 (see B, No. 1 below); (5)
katangelloµ, to proclaim, 1 Cor.
9:14; (6) douleuoµ eis, to serve
unto ("in furtherance of"), Phil. 2:22; (7)
sunathleoµ en, to labour with in, Phil. 4:3; (8)
hierourgeoµ, to minister, Rom.
15:16; (8) pleµrooµ, to preach
fully, Rom. 15:19; (10) sunkakopatheoµ,
to suffer hardship with, 2 Tim. 1:8; (b) with regard to its reception
or otherwise: (1) dechomai, to
receive, 2 Cor. 11:4; hupakouoµ, to
hearken to, or obey, Rom. 10:16; 2 Thess. 1:8;
pisteuoµ en, to believe in, Mark 1:15;
metastrephoµ, to pervert, Gal. 1:7.
Note: In
connection with (a), the Apostle’s statement in 1 Cor. 9:23 is
noticeable, "I do all things for the Gospel’s sake, that I may be a joint
partaker thereof," R.V., for the incorrect A.V., "that I might be partaker
thereof with you."
kh///::rux 2783, a herald (akin to A, No. 2
and B, above), is used (a) of the preacher of the Gospel, 1 Tim. 2:7;
2 Tim. 1:11; (b) of Noah, as a preacher of righteousness, 2 Pet. 2:5.
eujaggelisthvV 2099, lit., a messenger of good (eu,
well, angelos, a messenger), denotes
a preacher of the Gospel, Acts 21:8; Eph. 4:11, which makes clear the
distinctiveness of the function in the churches; 2 Tim. 4:5.¶ cp.
euangelizoµ, to proclaim glad
tidings, and euangelion, good news,
gospel. Missionaries are evangelists, as being essentially preachers of the
Gospel.
Note: In 1 Cor. 1:18, A.V., logos,
a word, is translated "preaching," R.V., "the word (of the Cross)," i.e.,
not the act of preaching, but the substance of the testimony, all that God
has made known concerning the subject. For Heb. 4:2, A.V., see Hear, B, No.
1.
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