[B-Greek] AGGALION (1 Jonh 1:5; 3:11)

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Mon Mar 22 20:36:08 EST 2004


In a message dated 3/22/2004 8:14:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
dony at cupandcross.com writes:
Can someone, please, comment why John chooses to use AGGALION (1 Jonh 1:5; 
3:11) and not EVANGELION (as in Rev. 14:6). Can it be concluded, based on the 
common root, that that the two words are interchangeable?
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That's AGGELIA.  No, I wouldn't say the words are interchangeable.  It's 
roughly the difference between "news" and "good news."  It would be a good idea to 
stay away from etymologizing interpretations though.  Check it out in a good 
lexicon such as BDAG and see what the range of meanings is and in what context 
various uses occur.  That's not to say that the etymology is never right, but 
sometimes you can be led astray.

gfsomsel



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