What does εὐαγγέλιον · Χριστός mean in the Bible?
e. the gospel".
Greek · G2098, G5547
εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ
Gospel · anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
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εὐαγγέλιονG2098gospel
Pronunciationeuangélion
The glad proclamation of God's saving action through Christ, not merely good news generally
Open lexicon entry →ΧριστόςG5547anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
PronunciationChristós
Open lexicon entry →What does εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ (euangelion tou Christou) mean in the Bible?
εὐαγγέλιον · Χριστός is a Greek phrase meaning "a good message, i.e. the gospel".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2098, G5547?
G2098, G5547 is connected to 75 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a good message, i.e. the gospel
Source Gloss
a good message, i.e. the 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 patterns4Aligned forms75Case patternAccusative (35)Number patternSingular (75)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 24:14 · Matt 26:13 · Mark 14:9 · 2 Cor 4:3 · 1 Thess 1:55×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterMark 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 1:2723×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMark 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 4:1712×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 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 15:135×
Word Origins
εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ is built from this root: