English
evangely
Evangely comes from Latin evangelium ‘good news’, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω ‘to deliver’, and ultimately from ἄγγελος ‘messenger’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγελος‘messenger’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγγέλλω‘to deliver’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐάγγελοςeuángelos‘bringing good news’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐαγγέλιον‘good news’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEevangelium‘good news’
- Englishearliest quotation 1590evangely
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγελος‘messenger’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγγέλλω‘to deliver’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐάγγελοςeuángelos‘bringing good news’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐαγγέλιον‘good news’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEevangelium‘good news’
- Englishearliest quotation 1590evangely
Earliest quotation: 1590, Edmund Spenser, Book II, Canto X: “[…] good Lucius, / That first receiued Christianitie, /…”
Linked words
through Ancient Greek ἄγγελος ‘messenger’
Today it means
noun The "good news" revealed by the Gospel; redemption.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄγγελος / evangely