noun · masculine
euangelistos
Greekεὐαγγελιστής (euangelistēs)
Strong’sG2099
an evangelist, bearer of good tidings
stem euangelist-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† εὐαγγελιστής, -οῦ, ὁ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2099 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo-ang-ghel-is-tace'
a preacher of the gospel
Fromfrom G2097;
King Jamesevangelist.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | euangelistos | euangelistois |
| object accusative | euangeliston | euangelistoin1×εὐαγγελιστάς |
| direct address vocative | euangelistor | euangelistoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | euangelistou2×εὐαγγελιστοῦ | euangelistoiu |
| to, for dative | euangelisto | euangelistoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
euangelisto is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
euangelistou“evangelist”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 21:8“evangelist”ta de epaurion exercharatois erchana eis Kaisareian, kai eisercharatois eis ton oikon Filippou tou euangelistou arōtou ek toiu hepta menana para auto.Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
2 Timothy 4:5“evangelist”sis de nēfasōr en pantei, kakopathasar, ergem poiasar euangelistou, tan diakonian su plēroforasar.But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
euangelistoin“evangelists”objectaccusative plural1×
Ephesians 4:11“evangelists”kai autos dōata toin men apostoloin, toin de profētoin, toin de euangelistoin, toin de poimēnoin kai didaskaloin,And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,