What does προευαγγελίζομαι (proeuangelízomai) mean in the Bible?
προευαγγελίζομαι (proeuangelízomai) is a Greek word meaning "to announce glad news in advance".
Greek · G4283
προευαγγελίζομαι
To announce glad news in advance
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προευαγγελίζομαιG4283
Pronunciationproeuangelízomai
What does προευαγγελίζομαι (proeuangelízomai) mean in the Bible?
προευαγγελίζομαι (proeuangelízomai) is a Greek word meaning "to announce glad news in advance".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4283?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [and] foretold the gospel (1).
Where does προευαγγελίζομαι (proeuangelízomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Galatians 3:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Galatians (1).
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[and] foretold the gospel1×Galatians 3:8
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First aligned rowGalatians 3:8
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Galatians1
Source forms
προευηγγελίσατο1xproeuēngelisatoGalatians 3:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular1xGalatians 3:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to announce glad news in advance
Source Gloss
to announce glad news in advance
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to announce glad tidings beforehand: Gal.3:8.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Galatians 3:8Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
προευηγγελίσατοproeuhggelisato
I preach the gospel beforehand
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
middle1
Mood
indicative1
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)
Word Origins
προευαγγελίζομαι is built from these roots: