CHAPTER 7 Defining Evangelizing - Evangelism Unlimited

374 Evangelizology
Considering avgge,llw and its Cognates
[word] (# total NT uses, # uses deemed in evangelistic contexts)
euvaggeli,zw proeuaggeli,zomai
(55, 54) (1, 1) “preach the
“evangelize” Gospel beforehand”
evxagge,llw avnagge,llw
(2, 1) (14, 6)
“proclaim” “declare”
avgge,llw evpagge,llomai
(1, 1) (15, 5)
“announce” “promise”
katagge,llw avpagge,llw
(18, 16) (45, 8)
“proclaim” “report”
proapagge,llw
“warn”
[OT LXX once only]
diagge,llw proepagge,llw
(3, 2) (2, 1), “promise
“proclaim” beforehand"
[No LXX or NT use of the verb avntagge,llw]
Some OT examples (of the 22 OT LXX uses of euvaggelizw):
“The Lord gives the command; The women who evangelize are a great host,” Psa 68:11
ku,rioj dw,sei r`h/ma toi/j euvaggelizome,noij duna,mei pollh/
“Evangelize from day to day of his salvation,” Psa 96:2
uvaggeli,zesqe h`me,ran evx h`me,raj to. swth,rion auvtou/
“Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace!”
Nah 1:15 [2:1] (a parallel to Isaiah 52:7)
ivdou. evpi. ta. o;rh oi` po,dej euvaggelizome,nou kai. avpagge,llontoj eivrh,nhn
“And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the LORD Will be delivered; For
on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who escape, As the LORD has said,
Even among the survivors whom the LORD calls” Joel 2:32 [3:5]
kai. e;stai pa/j o]j a'n evpikale,shtai to. o;noma kuri,ou swqh,setai o[ti evn tw/| o;rei Siwn
kai. evn Ierousalhm e;stai avnasw|zo,menoj kaqo,ti ei=pen ku,rioj kai. euvaggelizo,menoi
ou]j ku,rioj proske,klhtai
Here we have God as the evangelist (Lust-Eynikel-Hauspie, A Greek-English Lexicon of
the Septuagint, in passive form refers to “those who receive glad tidings,” as in 2
Sam 18:31).
Also, as noted above, Isaiah 40:9 (twice); 52:7 (twice); and 61:1
Interesting verb + noun groupings:
euvaggeli,zw + avgaqa, , Isa 52:7
euvaggeli,zw + VIhsou/n, Acts 8:35
euvaggeli,zw + ku,rion VIhsou/n, Acts 5:42; 11:20
euvaggeli,zw + eivrh,nhn dia. VIhsou/ Cristou/, Acts 10:36
euvaggeli,zw + to.n lo,gon, Acts 8:4
euvaggeli,zw + th.n pi,stin, Gal 1:23