Evangelium
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See also: evangelium and evangélium
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin euangelium, evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion).
Pronunciation
Noun
Evangelium n (strong, genitive Evangeliums, plural Evangelien) or (Latinate declension)
Evangelium n (strong, genitive Evangelii, plural Evangelia)
- Evangelium, Gospel (one of the first four books of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John)
- (biblical, Christianity) gospel (the good news of salvation through Jesus)
Declension
Declension of Evangelium [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Evangelium | die | Evangelien |
| genitive | eines | des | Evangeliums | der | Evangelien |
| dative | einem | dem | Evangelium | den | Evangelien |
| accusative | ein | das | Evangelium | die | Evangelien |
- Latinate declension
Declension of Evangelium [neuter, strong]
Further reading
- “Evangelium” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Evangelium” in Duden online
- “Evangelium”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Evangelium” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon