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Evangelion (ευαγγελιον, "the reward of good tidings") in Greek or "Evangelium" in Latin , is usually translated into English in Christian contexts as " Gospel ," although more recent Bible translations like the New Revised Standard Version have used the more literal "good news" (though the NRSV has a footnote noting that this is "gospel" in Greek). ETYMOLOGY Initially, the word meant "good messenger", the prefix "eu" meaning "good" and "angelion" meaning "messenger" (from the same word that means "angel") and was used to describe the runners who brought news in ancient Greece. It only came to mean "good message" or "good news" over time and eventually became most commonly associated with the Christian gospels. |
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