εὐαγγελιστής

See also: Ευαγγελιστής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὐαγγελίζω (euangelízō) +‎ -ιστής (-istḗs)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.aŋ.ɡe.lis.tɛ̌ːs/ → /e.βaɲ.ɟe.lisˈtis/ → /e.vaɲ.ɟe.lisˈtis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.aŋ.ɡe.lis.tɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.waŋ.ɡe.lisˈte̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.βaɲ.ɟe.lisˈtis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.vaɲ.ɟe.lisˈtis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.vaɲ.ɟe.lisˈtis/

Noun

εὐαγγελιστής • (euangelistḗs) m (genitive εὐαγγελιστοῦ); first declension

1. bearer of good news
2. (Christianity) evangelist

Declension

First declension of ὁ εὐᾰγγελῐστής; τοῦ εὐᾰγγελῐστοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ εὐᾰγγελῐστής ho euangelistḗs	τὼ εὐᾰγγελῐστᾱ́ tṑ euangelistā́	οἱ εὐᾰγγελῐσταί hoi euangelistaí
Genitive	τοῦ εὐᾰγγελῐστοῦ toû euangelistoû	τοῖν εὐᾰγγελῐσταῖν toîn euangelistaîn	τῶν εὐᾰγγελῐστῶν tôn euangelistôn
Dative	τῷ εὐᾰγγελῐστῇ tôi euangelistêi	τοῖν εὐᾰγγελῐσταῖν toîn euangelistaîn	τοῖς εὐᾰγγελῐσταῖς toîs euangelistaîs
Accusative	τὸν εὐᾰγγελῐστήν tòn euangelistḗn	τὼ εὐᾰγγελῐστᾱ́ tṑ euangelistā́	τοὺς εὐᾰγγελῐστᾱ́ς toùs euangelistā́s
Vocative	εὐᾰγγελῐστᾰ́ euangelistá	εὐᾰγγελῐστᾱ́ euangelistā́	εὐᾰγγελῐσταί euangelistaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Ευαγγελιστής (Evangelistís)
• → Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌴𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰 (aiwaggēlista)
• → Latin: evangelista (see there for further descendants)
• → Old Church Slavonic: евангелистъ (evangelistŭ)
  • → Macedonian: евангелист (evangelist)
  • → Romanian: evanghelist
  • → Russian: евангели́ст (jevangelíst)
  • → Ukrainian: євангелі́ст (jevanhelíst)

Further reading

• “εὐαγγελιστής”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011