What does εὐαγγελίζω (euangelízō) mean in the Bible?
G2097 means to bring or announce good news. The local witness records 55 forms in 52 verses, and the announced content must be learned from each passage.
Greek · G2097
εὐαγγελίζω
To announce good news ("evangelize") especially the gospel
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εὐαγγελίζω G2097
Pronunciation euangelízō
What does εὐαγγελίζω (euangelízō) mean in the Bible?
G2097 means to bring or announce good news. The local witness records 55 forms in 52 verses, and the announced content must be learned from each passage.
Reader summary
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2097?
The BSB source-word alignment has 54 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to preach the gospel (5), I preached (4), preaching the gospel (3), preaching (2), proclaiming the good news (2).
Where does εὐαγγελίζω (euangelízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 11:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (15), Luke (10), Galatians (7), 1 Corinthians (6).
What This Word Actually Means
G2097 means to bring or announce good news. The local witness records 55 forms in 52 verses, and the announced content must be learned from each passage. Gabriel brings Zechariah good news about John's promised birth. The angel in Luke 2 announces the Savior's birth. Jesus reads the commission to bring good news to the poor. Philip tells the Ethiopian official the good news about Jesus, while Paul and Barnabas call idol worshipers to the living Creator.
Galatians guards the gospel against contradiction, yet 1 Thessalonians 3:6 uses the same verb for Timothy's welcome report about the church's faith and love. The word therefore identifies favorable announcement; it does not by itself prove that every use has one identical object, audience, timetable, or mode of delivery.
How the Bible Uses It
G2097 joins announcement with news received as good. In many New Testament passages that news concerns Jesus, God's kingdom, or the proclaimed gospel. Other contexts, especially 1 Thessalonians 3:6, show that the verb's lexical range is not restricted to a technical formula.
- Luk.1.19
“I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
The announced good concerns the promised events described to Zechariah.
- Luk.2.10
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
The next verse identifies the birth of the Savior as the announced reason for joy.
- Luk.4.18
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor.
Jesus reads a Spirit-anointed commission whose recipients include the poor.
- Act.8.35
Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
The passage explicitly identifies Jesus as the subject of Philip's announcement.
- Act.14.15
We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
The announcement confronts idolatry and calls hearers toward the living Creator.
- Gal.1.8
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!
Paul's warning makes fidelity to the received gospel decisive in this context.
- 1Th.3.6
But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.
The favorable report concerns the church's faith, love, and relationship with Paul.
- Rev.10.7
But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”
Past announcement to the prophets is related to a fulfillment presented as future within the vision.
Passage context
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It to preach the gospel 5× Acts 14:7, Acts 16:10, Romans 1:15, Romans 15:20
I preached 4× 1 Corinthians 15:1, 1 Corinthians 15:2, 2 Corinthians 11:7, Galatians 1:11
preaching the gospel 3× Luke 9:6, Acts 8:25, Acts 8:40
preaching 2× Acts 15:35, Galatians 1:23
proclaiming the good news 2× Luke 8:1, Acts 11:20
proclaiming the gospel 2× Luke 20:1, Acts 10:36
[and the] good news is preached 1× Luke 7:22
[and] preached 1× Ephesians 2:17
[John] proclaimed the good news to 1× Luke 3:18
[Paul] was proclaiming the good news 1× Acts 17:18
[that] I first preached the gospel 1× Galatians 4:13
as he preached the gospel 1× Acts 8:12
bring good news 1× Romans 10:15
He proclaimed 1× Revelation 10:7
heard the good news 1× Hebrews 4:6
I bring you good news 1× Luke 2:10
I do not preach the gospel 1× 1 Corinthians 9:16
I might preach 1× Galatians 1:16
I preach the gospel 1× 1 Corinthians 9:16
in preaching the gospel 1× 1 Corinthians 9:18
is being preached 1× Luke 16:16
is preaching to you a gospel 1× Galatians 1:9
preach [the] good news 1× Luke 4:43
preached 1× Acts 8:4
preached the gospel 1× 1 Peter 1:12
proclaim to you the good news 1× Acts 13:32
proclaiming the good news that 1× Acts 5:42
received the good news 1× Hebrews 4:2
should preach a gospel 1× Galatians 1:8
the good news is preached 1× Matthew 11:5
the gospel was preached 1× 1 Peter 4:6
They preached the gospel to 1× Acts 14:21
to bring you this good news 1× Luke 1:19
to preach 1× Ephesians 3:8
to preach good news 1× Luke 4:18
to proclaim 1× Revelation 14:6
told him the good news about 1× Acts 8:35
was proclaimed 1× 1 Peter 1:25
We are bringing you good news 1× Acts 14:15
we can preach the gospel 1× 2 Corinthians 10:16
we preached 1× Galatians 1:8
with the good news 1× 1 Thessalonians 3:6
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 11:5 εὐαγγελίζονται to the good news is preached Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Luke 1:19 εὐαγγελίσασθαί to to bring you this good news Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle Luke 2:10 εὐαγγελίζομαι to I bring you good news Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular Luke 3:18 εὐηγγελίζετο to [John] proclaimed the good news to Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Luke 4:18 Εὐαγγελίσασθαι to to preach good news Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle Luke 4:43 εὐαγγελίσασθαί to preach [the] good news Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle Luke 7:22 εὐαγγελίζονται to [and the] good news is preached Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Luke 8:1 εὐαγγελιζόμενος to proclaiming the good news Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 9:6 εὐαγγελιζόμενοι to preaching the gospel Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Luke 16:16 εὐαγγελίζεται to is being preached Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 11:5
Aligned rows 54
Books represented 12
Matthew 1 Luke 10 Acts 15 Romans 3 1 Corinthians 6 2 Corinthians 2 Galatians 7 Ephesians 2 1 Thessalonians 1 Hebrews 2 1 Peter 3 Revelation 2
Source forms
εὐαγγελιζόμενοι 7x euangelizomenoi Luke 9:6, Acts 5:42, Acts 8:4, Acts 11:20
εὐαγγελίσασθαι 4x euangelisasthai Acts 16:10, Romans 1:15, 2 Corinthians 10:16, Ephesians 3:8
εὐηγγελισάμην 4x euēngelisamēn 1 Corinthians 15:1, 1 Corinthians 15:2, 2 Corinthians 11:7, Galatians 4:13
εὐαγγελίζεται 3x euangelizetai Luke 16:16, Galatians 1:9, Galatians 1:23
εὐαγγελιζόμενος 3x euangelizomenos Luke 8:1, Acts 10:36, 1 Corinthians 9:18
εὐηγγελίζετο 3x euēngelizeto Luke 3:18, Acts 8:40, Acts 17:18
εὐαγγελίζεσθαι 2x euangelizesthai Romans 15:20, 1 Corinthians 1:17
εὐαγγελίζονται 2x euangelizontai Matthew 11:5, Luke 7:22
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle 7x Luke 1:19, Luke 4:18, Luke 4:43, Acts 16:10
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural 7x Luke 9:6, Acts 5:42, Acts 8:4, Acts 11:20
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular 4x 1 Corinthians 15:1, 1 Corinthians 15:2, 2 Corinthians 11:7, Galatians 4:13
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 3x Luke 3:18, Acts 8:40, Acts 17:18
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular 3x Luke 8:1, Acts 10:36, 1 Corinthians 9:18
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 2x Acts 8:35, Ephesians 2:17
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 2x Galatians 1:9, Galatians 1:23
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural 2x Matthew 11:5, Luke 7:22
Using This Word Well
Be careful not to...
- Name the announced good from the immediate passage before moving to application.
- Keep messenger, audience, content, and response distinct when comparing passages.
Avoid claiming...
- Do not claim G2097 always announces only something already completed.
- Do not claim 1 Thessalonians 3:6 uses the verb as a technical formula for the full gospel message.
- Do not claim the verb alone proves that every associated act of mercy is identical with verbal proclamation.
- Do not claim a message is faithful merely because a speaker calls it good news.
Evidence Summary
KingdomMessiah
Greek word. Proclaim the Christian gospel of salvation as joyful, liberating news to receptive hearers.
Strong's G2097
Lexical occurrences 54 verses Greek text appearances 55 times 16 shown below Word forms 4 forms 54 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 8:1-8 Source Gloss
to announce good news ("evangelize") especially the gospel
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 55 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 11:5 Verb Third Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
εὐαγγελίζονται· euaggelizontai
I bring good news, preach good tidings
Read verse Luke 1:19 Verb Aorist Middle Infinitive
εὐαγγελίσασθαί euaggelisasqai
I bring good news, preach good tidings
Read verse Luke 2:10 Verb First Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
εὐαγγελίζομαι euaggelizomai
I bring good news, preach good tidings
Read verse Luke 3:18 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Middle Indicative
εὐηγγελίζετο euhggelizeto
I bring good news, preach good tidings
Read verse Luke 4:18 Verb Present Middle Infinitive
εὐαγγελίζεσθαι euaggelizesqai
I bring good news, preach good tidings
Read verse Luke 4:43 Verb Aorist Middle Infinitive
εὐαγγελίσασθαί euaggelisasqai
I bring good news, preach good tidings
Read verse Luke 7:22 Verb Third Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
εὐαγγελίζονται· euaggelizontai
I bring good news, preach good tidings
Read verse Luke 8:1 Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
εὐαγγελιζόμενος euaggelizomenov
I bring good news, preach good tidings
Read verse Luke 9:6 Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
εὐαγγελιζόμενοι euaggelizomenoi
I bring good news, preach good tidings
Read verse Luke 16:16 Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
εὐαγγελίζεται, euaggelizetai
I bring good news, preach good tidings
Read verse Luke 20:1 Verb Present Middle Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
εὐαγγελιζομένου, euaggelizomenou
I bring good news, preach good tidings
Read verse Acts 5:42 Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
εὐαγγελιζόμενοι euaggelizomenoi
I bring good news, preach good tidings
Read verse Acts 8:4 Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
εὐαγγελιζόμενοι euaggelizomenoi
I bring good news, preach good tidings
Read verse Acts 8:12 Verb Present Middle Participle Dative Singular Masculine
εὐαγγελιζομένῳ euaggelizomenw
I bring good news, preach good tidings
Read verse Acts 8:25 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Middle Indicative
εὐηγγελίσαντο. euhggelisanto
I bring good news, preach good tidings
Read verse Acts 8:35 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Indicative
εὐηγγελίσατο euhggelisato
I bring good news, preach good tidings
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 54 Tenses Aorist, Present, Imperfect, Perfect Voices Middle, Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 10×
Aorist Middle Luke 1:19 · Luke 4:18 · Luke 4:43 · Acts 16:10 · Rom 1:15 · 2 Cor 10:16 · Eph 3:8 7×
Present Middle Rom 15:20 · 1 Cor 1:17 2×
Aorist Active Rev 14:6 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 20×
Present Middle Luke 9:6 · Acts 5:42 · Acts 8:4 · Acts 11:20 · Acts 14:7 · Acts 14:15 · Acts 15:35 · Luke 8:1 · Acts 10:36 · 1 Cor 9:18 · Luke 20:1 · Acts 8:12 · Rom 10:15 13×
Aorist Middle Acts 14:21 · 1 Thess 3:6 · 1 Pet 1:12 3×
Aorist Passive Gal 1:11 · Heb 4:6 · 1 Pet 1:25 3×
Perfect Passive Heb 4:2 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 20×
Aorist Middle 1 Cor 15:1 · 1 Cor 15:2 · 2 Cor 11:7 · Gal 4:13 · Acts 8:35 · Eph 2:17 · Gal 1:8 7×
Imperfect Middle Luke 3:18 · Acts 8:40 · Acts 17:18 · Acts 8:25 4×
Present Middle Gal 1:9 · Gal 1:23 · Luke 2:10 · Acts 13:32 4×
Present Passive Matt 11:5 · Luke 7:22 · Luke 16:16 3×
Aorist Passive 1 Pet 4:6 1×
Aorist Active Rev 10:7 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 4×
Present Middle 1 Cor 9:16 · Gal 1:16 · Gal 1:8 3×
Aorist Middle 1 Cor 9:16 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 49 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 24 present 21 imperfect 4
Voice
middle 40 passive 7 active 2
Mood
indicative 20 participle 15 infinitive 10 subjunctive 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 11:5 εὐαγγελίζονται present passive indicative ongoing Luke 1:19 εὐαγγελίσασθαί aorist middle infinitive infinitive Luke 2:10 εὐαγγελίζομαι present middle indicative ongoing Luke 3:18 εὐηγγελίζετο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 4:18 εὐαγγελίσασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive Luke 4:43 εὐαγγελίσασθαί aorist middle infinitive infinitive Luke 7:22 εὐαγγελίζονται present passive indicative ongoing Luke 16:16 εὐαγγελίζεται present passive indicative ongoing Luke 20:1 εὐαγγελιζομένου present middle participle participle Acts 5:42 εὐαγγελιζόμενοι present middle participle participle Acts 8:12 εὐαγγελιζομένῳ present middle participle participle Acts 8:25 εὐηγγελίζοντο imperfect middle indicative background Acts 8:35 εὐηγγελίσατο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 8:4 εὐαγγελιζόμενοι present middle participle participle Acts 8:40 εὐηγγελίζετο imperfect middle indicative background Acts 10:36 εὐαγγελιζόμενος present middle participle participle Acts 11:20 εὐαγγελιζόμενοι present middle participle participle Acts 13:32 εὐαγγελιζόμεθα present middle indicative ongoing Acts 14:15 εὐαγγελιζόμενοι present middle participle participle Acts 14:21 Εὐαγγελισάμενοί aorist middle participle participle Acts 16:10 εὐαγγελίσασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive Acts 17:18 εὐηγγελίζετο imperfect middle indicative background Romans 1:15 εὐαγγελίσασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive Romans 10:15 εὐαγγελιζομένων present middle participle participle Romans 15:20 εὐαγγελίζεσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 1:17 εὐαγγελίζεσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 9:16 εὐαγγελίζωμαι present middle subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 9:16 εὐαγγελίσωμαι aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 9:18 εὐαγγελιζόμενος present middle participle participle 1 Corinthians 15:1 εὐηγγελισάμην aorist middle indicative completed 1 Corinthians 15:2 εὐηγγελισάμην aorist middle indicative completed 2 Corinthians 10:16 εὐαγγελίσασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive 2 Corinthians 11:7 εὐηγγελισάμην aorist middle indicative completed Galatians 1:11 εὐαγγελισθὲν aorist passive participle participle Galatians 1:16 εὐαγγελίζωμαι present middle subjunctive subjunctive Galatians 1:23 εὐαγγελίζεται present middle indicative ongoing Galatians 1:8 εὐαγγελίζηται present middle subjunctive subjunctive Galatians 1:8 εὐηγγελισάμεθα aorist middle indicative completed Galatians 1:9 εὐαγγελίζεται present middle indicative ongoing Galatians 4:13 εὐηγγελισάμην aorist middle indicative completed
+9 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
To proclaim good news.
To proclaim glad tidings.
preaching good news
To proclaim good news.
Additional Occurrences
Luke 2:8–20 εὐαγγελίζομαι euangelízō
To proclaim good news
Luke 4:16–21 εὐαγγελίσασθαι euangelízō
To proclaim good news
Luke 4:42–44 εὐαγγελίσασθαι euangelízō
To preach good news
Luke 8:1–3 εὐαγγελιζόμενος euangelízō
Preaching good news
Showing 8 selected witnesses from 54 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
εὐαγγελίζω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
The gospel must be announced; it advances through proclamation. Acts 8:1-8
Defines the joyful message of the kingdom. Acts 8:26-40
The scattered believers actively announce the gospel rather than retreat into silence. Luke 8:1–3
Philip’s explanation centers on announcing Christ as fulfillment of prophecy. Romans 1:8-15
Canonical Themes
Kingdom Messiah
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
For the Preacher and Teacher
G2097 directs attention to an announcement whose content is received as good, but it does not permit the teacher to skip the object of the announcement. Luke 2 names the Savior's birth. Acts 8 names Jesus. Acts 14 calls idol worshipers toward the living Creator. Galatians insists that proclamation must not contradict the gospel already received. First Thessalonians 3:6 shows the same verb carrying welcome news about a congregation's faith and love, while Revelation 10:7 relates earlier divine announcement to a fulfillment still ahead within the vision.
A faithful sermon will therefore celebrate gospel proclamation without turning a repeated ministry pattern into an exceptionless lexical rule. It will name the good news from the passage, honor the messenger and audience actually present, and distinguish announcement from every consequence or ministry practice associated with it.
Anchor passage
Luk.1.19
Doctrinal connections
- Luk.1.19 - Gabriel brings good news concerning the promised son announced to Zechariah.
- Luk.2.10-11 - angelic good news is grounded in the Savior's birth.
- Luk.4.18 - Jesus reads the Spirit-anointed commission to bring good news to the poor.
- Act.8.35 - Philip announces the good news about Jesus from the Scripture before him.
- Act.14.15 - good news calls an idolatrous crowd to the living Creator.
- Gal.1.8-9 - contradictory proclamation is rejected even when the messenger appears impressive.
- 1Th.3.6 - Timothy's favorable report about faith and love demonstrates a nontechnical use.
- Rev.10.7 - prior announcement to the prophets is related to promised fulfillment.
The 55 primary rows display active, middle, and passive forms across indicative, subjunctive, infinitive, and participial constructions. The grammatical subject may announce, receive announcement, or be described through the act of announcing. Three verses contain two forms, so row count and distinct-verse count must remain separate.
From Old to New Testament
Luke 4:18 cites Isaiah's commission, and Romans 10:15 cites the messenger with beautiful feet. These explicit citations support comparison with Isaiah while leaving each New Testament passage in control of its own claim.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain