Evangelist
εὐαγγελιστήςStrong’s G2099euangelistēs
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Euangelistēs is the Greek word usually translated “evangelist” and “evangelists”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “evangelist” and “evangelists”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- evangelist 1
- evangelists 1
- of an evangelist 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- Ephesians 1
- 2 Timothy 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
εὐαγγελιστής euangelistēs · evangelist
εὐαγγελιστής, -οῦ, ὁ an evangelist; (a) in NT, a preacher of the gospel: Act.21:8, Eph.4:11, 2Ti.4:5; (b) later, a writer of a gospel (eccl.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “evangelist” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EVAN'GELIST, noun
A writer of the history, or doctrines, precepts, actions, life and death of our blessed Savior, Jesus Christ; as the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
- A preacher or publisher of the gospel of Jesus Christ, licensed to preach, but not having charge of a particular church.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.