A.bring good news, announce them, “λόγους ἀγαθοὺς φέρων εὐαγγελίσασθαί τινι” Ar.Eq.643, cf. Phryn.Com.44, D.18.323; “τὴν εὐτοκίαν” Sor. 1.70; “εὐτυχίας τῇ πατρίδι” Lycurg.18; “πρός σε ταῦτα” Men. Georg. 83; also “τινά τι” J.AJ18.6.10, Alciphr.3.12, Hld.2.10; εὐ. ὅτι . . Thphr.Char.17.7; τινι ὅτι . . Luc.Philops.31: c. acc. et inf., Plu. Mar.22:—Act., εὐ. τὰ τῆς νίκης PGiss.l.c.; τισιν ὡς . . Polyaen.5.7:—Pass., receive good tidings, “ἐν ᾗ -ίσθη ἡ πόλις ἡμέρᾳ” AJA18.323 (Sardes, i B.C.).
II. preach or proclaim as glad tidings, “τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ” Ev.Luc.4.43, etc.; “εἰρήνην ὑμῖν” Ep.Eph.2.17, etc.
2. abs., proclaim glad tidings, “πτωχοῖς” LXX Is.61.1, cf. Ev.Luc.4.18, etc.: c. acc., preach the glad tidings of the gospel to, τὸν λαόν ib.3.18; “κώμας τῶν Σαμαρειτῶν” Act.Ap.8.25:—so in Act., Apoc. 10.7; τινι LXX 1 Ki.31.9:—Pass., have the gospel preached to one, Ev.Matt.11.5, Ep.Hebr.4.2,6; also of the gospel, to be preached, Ev.Luc. 16.16, Ep.Gal.1.11.