LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

evangelium

evangelium n (genitive evangeliī or evangelī)
Classical[ɛu̯.aŋˈɡɛ.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[e.van̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛː.li.um]

Meaning

  1. neutergood news
  2. EcclesiasticalLatinneuterany doctrine
  3. EcclesiasticalLatinneuterthe Gospel (book) and any of its manuscripts

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeevangeliumevangelia
genitiveevangeliī
evangelī		evangeliōrum
dativeevangeliōevangeliīs
accusativeevangeliumevangelia
ablativeevangeliōevangeliīs
vocativeevangeliumevangelia

ēvangĕlĭum (eua-), ii, n., = εὐαγγέλιον.
I. Good news, Cic. Att. 2, 3, 1, written as Greek, εὐαγγέλια.—
II. The Gospel (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Matt. 4, 23 et saep.

Origins

From Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”). Written as a Latin word first in ecclesiastical writers.

Descendants
  • Catalanevangeli
  • Frenchévangilefrom Old French evangile
  • Italianvangelo
  • Occitanevangèli
  • Portugueseevangelho
  • Sardinianbanzelu
  • Spanishevangeliofrom Old Spanish evangelio
  • Englishevangel
  • GermanEvangelium
  • Asturianevanxeliu

In English words that came into English from evangelium

  • gospelevangelium
  • evangelicalevangelium
  • evangelistevangelista
  • evangelevangelium
  • tetrevangeliumevangelium

Quick answers

What does evangelium mean in Latin?
evangelium, a noun, means “good news”.
What is the genitive of evangelium?
The genitive singular is evangeliī. evangelium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce evangelium?
In classical Latin, [ɛu̯.aŋˈɡɛ.li.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.van̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛː.li.um].
Which English words come from evangelium?
English words that go back to Latin evangelium include gospel, evangelical, evangel, tetrevangelium and evangelist.