What does εὐαγγέλιον · χάρις mean in the Bible?
e. the gospel".
Greek · G2098, G5485
εὐαγγέλιον
Gospel · grace
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εὐαγγέλιον G2098 gospel
Pronunciation euangélion
The glad proclamation of God's saving action through Christ, not merely good news generally
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χάρις G5485 grace
Pronunciation cháris
Divine favor freely given and unmerited, emphasizing God's gracious kindness rather than human deserving or works.
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What does εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion) mean in the Bible?
εὐαγγέλιον · χάρις is a Greek phrase meaning "a good message, i.e. the gospel".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2098, G5485?
G2098, G5485 is connected to 75 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Messiah
Greek phrase. a good message, i.e. the gospel
Strong's G2098, G5485
Lexical occurrences 75 verses Word forms 4 forms 75 references Study link Acts 20:17-24 Source Gloss
a good message, i.e. the gospel
Extended definition
:--gospel.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 75 Case pattern Accusative (35) Number pattern Singular (75)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 24:14 · Matt 26:13 · Mark 14:9 · 2 Cor 4:3 · 1 Thess 1:5 5×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Mark 1:1 · Mark 8:35 · Mark 10:29 · Acts 15:7 · 1 Cor 4:15 · 1 Cor 9:14 · 2 Cor 4:4 · Gal 2:5 · Gal 2:14 · Eph 3:6 · Eph 6:15 · Eph 6:19 · Phil 1:7 · Phil 1:12 · Phil 1:16 · Phil 1:27 23×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Mark 1:15 · Rom 1:9 · Rom 10:16 · 1 Cor 9:12 · 1 Cor 9:18 · 2 Cor 8:18 · 2 Cor 10:14 · Phil 4:3 · 1 Thess 3:2 · 2 Thess 1:8 · 2 Tim 1:8 · 1 Pet 4:17 12×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 4:23 · Matt 9:35 · Mark 1:14 · Mark 13:10 · Mark 16:15 · Acts 20:24 · Rom 1:1 · Rom 1:16 · Rom 2:16 · Rom 11:28 · Rom 15:16 · Rom 15:19 · 1 Cor 9:14 · 1 Cor 9:18 · 1 Cor 9:23 · 1 Cor 15:1 35×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
The good news characterized by grace.
Word Origins
εὐαγγέλιον is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Centers the message on God’s unmerited favor in Christ. Acts 20:17-24
Canonical Themes
Messiah
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