ēvangĕlīzo (eua-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n., = εὐαγγελίζω (eccl. Lat.).
- I. Act., to preach, declare, proclaim, always with the accessory notion of bringing good tidings, proclaiming the Gospel: vobis gaudium magnum, Vulg. Luc. 2, 10: Christum Iesum, id. Act. 5, 42.
Pass., Vulg. Luc. 16, 16; id. Gal. 1, 11.
- B. To evangelize, to win to the Gospel by preaching, to preach to: Sion, Vulg. Isa. 40, 9.
Pass.: pauperes evangelizantur, Vulg. Matt. 11, 5 al.
- II. Neutr., to preach, proclaim the Gospel, Vulg. Psa. 67, 12; id. Rom. 1, 15 et saep.