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.