βαγγέλιο

• βαγγέλιον (bangélion) — Byzantine

Aphetic form of εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news; gospel”), from εὐάγγελος (euángelos, “bringing good news”), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) +‎ ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger; angel”).

βαγγέλιο • (bangélio) n (genitive βαγγέλιου or βαγγελίου); second declension (Byzantine)

1. (biblical, Christianity) aphetic form of εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “gospel”)

   τα ’λόχρυσα βαγγέλια ― ta ’lókhrusa bangélia ― the golden gospels

• Greek: βαγγέλιο (vangélio)

• βαγγέλιο(ν) - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-), Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)

From Byzantine Greek βαγγέλιον (bangélion), βαγγέλιο (bangélio), a phonetically reshaped aphetic form of εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news; gospel”); doublet of ευαγγέλιο (evangélio) via a direct loan from the earlier ancient form.

• IPA^(key): /vaɲˈɟe.li.o/
• Hyphenation: βαγ‧γέ‧λι‧ο

βαγγέλιο • (vangélio) n (plural βαγγέλια)

1. (Christianity) aphetic form of ευαγγέλιο (evangélio, “the Gospels, evangel”)

• βαγγέλιο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language