G2097 — εὐαγγελίζω (euangelizo)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G2097
Original: εὐαγγελίζω
Transliteration: euangelizo
Pronunciation: yoo-ang-ghel-id'-zo
Part of Speech: Verb
Root: εὖ (eu, "good/well") + ἀγγέλλω (angello, "announce") — to announce good news
Occurrences: 52 unique verses (61 tokens) across 12 books
First Occurrence: Matt 11:5 — "the poor have the gospel preached to them"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

From εὖ and ἀγγέλλω; to announce good news ("evangelize"), especially the gospel.

Semantic Domains¶

Louw-Nida: - 33.015 — Inform, Announce

Other words in 33.015: ἀγγελία (G31), ἄγγελος (G32), ἀκοή (G189), ἀκούω (G191), ἀναγγέλλω (G312), ἀπαγγέλλω (G518), ἀπόστολος (G652), διαγγέλλω (G1229)

UBS Semantic Domains: - [033] Communication

Voice Distribution¶

Voice	Count	%	Notes
Middle	44	88%	Dominant voice — subject actively announces for themselves/on their behalf
Passive	6	12%	"the gospel is preached" — message as subject

The overwhelming middle-voice preference is distinctive: the evangelist personally engages in the announcement as an invested participant, not merely a relay.

Tense Distribution¶

Tense	Count	Typical Usage
Present	25	Ongoing proclamation activity (participles, infinitives)
Aorist	20	Completed acts of proclamation
Imperfect	4	Continuous past preaching (Acts narrative)
Perfect	1	Completed state: "have been evangelized" (Heb 4:2)

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
preach / preaching / preached (various forms)	32	62%
preach the gospel / preached the gospel	11	21%
glad tidings / good tidings	4	8%
bring / brought / declare / shew	5	10%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Galatians	6	4.0
1 Peter	3	2.9
Acts	15	1.5
Ephesians	2	1.3
1 Thessalonians	1	1.1
1 Corinthians	5	1.1
Luke	10	0.9
2 Corinthians	2	0.8
Hebrews	2	0.7
Romans	3	0.7
Revelation	2	0.5
Matthew	1	0.1

Heaviest concentration in Galatians (Paul defending the content of his gospel message) and Acts (narrative of early church expansion). Luke-Acts together account for 25 of 52 verses (48%). Absent from Mark, John, 2 Thessalonians, Pastorals, James, 2 Peter, Jude. The word is predominantly Lukan and Pauline.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Messianic Proclamation — Fulfillment of Isaiah's Promise¶

Luke 4:18 — "he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor" (quoting Isa 61:1)
Matt 11:5 — "the poor have the gospel preached to them" (Jesus' reply to John the Baptist)
Luke 7:22 — "the blind see... the poor have the gospel preached to them"
Rom 10:15 — "How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace" (quoting Isa 52:7)

2. Apostolic Mission — Preaching Christ and the Kingdom¶

Acts 5:42 — "they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ"
Acts 8:35 — "Philip... began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus"
Acts 17:18 — "he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection"
Eph 3:8 — "that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ"

3. Itinerant Expansion — The Gospel Spreading Geographically¶

Acts 8:4 — "they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word"
Acts 8:40 — "passing through he preached in all the cities"
Acts 14:7 — "And there they preached the gospel"
Acts 16:10 — "the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them"

4. Paul's Apostolic Compulsion and Defense¶

1 Cor 1:17 — "Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel"
1 Cor 9:16 — "woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!"
Gal 1:8 — "though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel... let him be accursed"
Gal 1:11 — "the gospel which was preached of me is not after man"

5. Peace and Reconciliation Proclaimed¶

Acts 10:36 — "preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all)"
Eph 2:17 — "came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh"

6. Angelic Announcement¶

Luke 2:10 — "the angel said... I bring you good tidings of great joy"
Rev 14:6 — "another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach"

7. Gospel Preached as Completed Event¶

Heb 4:2 — "unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them"
1 Pet 1:25 — "this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you"
1 Pet 4:6 — "the gospel preached also to them that are dead"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
θεός (theos)	G2316	9x	God as source/authority behind proclamation
Ἰησοῦς (Iesous)	G2424	7x	Jesus as content of the message preached
κύριος (kyrios)	G2962	7x	"the word of the Lord" being preached
λόγος (logos)	G3056	7x	"preaching the word" — message content
Χριστός (Christos)	G5547	7x	"preach Christ" / "the gospel of Christ"
ἀποστέλλω (apostello)	G649	7x	Sent to preach — mission commissioning
ἄγγελος (aggelos)	G32	6x	Angel as messenger / angelic proclamation
εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion)	G2098	5x	Cognate noun — "preach the gospel"
βασιλεία (basileia)	G932	4x	"the kingdom of God" as content preached
διδάσκω (didasko)	G1321	3x	Teaching paired with preaching

Word Family / Cognates¶

G2098 εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion) — the gospel, the good news (noun, 74 vv)
G2099 εὐαγγελιστής (euangelistes) — evangelist, gospel-proclaimer (noun, 3 vv)
G4283 προευαγγελίζομαι (proeuangelizomai) — to preach the gospel beforehand (verb, 1 v — Gal 3:8)

Synonyms¶

G518 ἀπαγγέλλω (apangello) — announce, report

Antonyms¶

No direct antonyms surfaced from search_relationships.py for this lemma.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
κηρύσσω (kerysso)	G2784	"preach," "preaching," "preached"	kerysso = herald publicly (mode of delivery); euangelizo = announce good news (content-specific)
καταγγέλλω (katangello)	G2605	"preach," "preached"	katangello = proclaim/declare formally; euangelizo implies the message is specifically good news
διαλέγομαι (dialegomai)	G1256	"preached"	dialegomai = discuss/reason/argue; euangelizo = announce joyfully

Domain Neighbors (Louw-Nida 33.015)¶

Word	Strong's	Verses	Key Difference
ἀγγελία (angelia)	G31	1	Generic message; euangelizo is specifically good news
ἄγγελος (aggelos)	G32	141	The messenger; euangelizo is the act of messaging
ἀκούω (akouo)	G191	157	Hearing/receiving; euangelizo is the announcing side
ἀπαγγέλλω (apangello)	G518	19	Report/announce back; euangelizo = announce good news forward
ἀπόστολος (apostolos)	G652	70	The one sent; euangelizo is what they do when sent
διαγγέλλω (diangello)	G1229	3	Publish abroad; euangelizo has positive-content specificity

Hebrew Source¶

Hebrew Source	Strong's	Co-occurrences	PMI Score
בָּשַׂר (basar)	H1319	18x	29.44
הִנֵּה (hinneh)	H2009	7x	7.10
צִיּוֹן (Tsiyown)	H6726	3x	6.32
הַר (har)	H2022	4x	5.34

H1319 basar is the dominant Hebrew source (18 of 21 OT uses map to euangelizo in the LXX). This is the verb behind Isaiah's "bringer of good tidings" — the direct line from Isa 40:9, 52:7, and 61:1 into the NT gospel vocabulary.