Evangelos, Vangelis (Greek: Ευάγγελος, Βαγγέλης or, in polytonic orthography, Εὐάγγελος; from εὐ- "good" + ἄγγελος "messenger, angel") is a common Greek male name.[1] The diminutive derived from the name Evangelos, is usually Vangelis. The female equivalent is Evangelía (Ευαγγελία).
It is an ancient Greek name; in Greek mythology there are at least two personalities bearing the name. One was Pixodarus, a shepherd who discovered the marble from which the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was built (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World), and was thereafter worshiped as a god named Evangelos, because he brought the good news. The second was the successor of the prophet Branchus to the shrine of Miletus, called Evangelos because he was the one announcing the good oracles; he was at the origin of a clan of prophets, the Evangelides.
According to the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (Harper, New York, 1884), Evangelus (Ευάγγελος) was: 1. A Greek comic poet of the new comedy, a fragment of one of whose plays ie preserved by Athenaeus; edited by Meineke, Fragm. Comic. Graec., vol. ii., p. 1173, edit. minor. 2. A slave of Pericles, who distinguished himself by his abilities; he is said to have written a work on the science of war "Tactics" (Τακτικά), which was highly prized by Philopoemen.
Later, with the advent of Christianity, the name was connected to the "good word" of the Gospels (in Greek, Εὐαγγέλιον, evangélion, Evangile), and to the people bearing the good news (evangelists), as well as to the Annunciation itself (in Greek Εὐαγγελισμός), meaning the bringing of the good news to Virgin Mary by Archangel Gabriel, that she was going to conceive Jesus.
evangelos, vangelis, greek, Ευάγγελος, Βαγγέλης, polytonic, orthography, Εὐάγγελος, from, εὐ, good, ἄγγελος, messenger, angel, common, greek, male, name, diminutive, derived, from, name, usually, vangelis, female, equivalent, evangelía, Ευαγγελία, pronunciatio. Evangelos Vangelis Greek Eyaggelos Baggelhs or in polytonic orthography Eὐaggelos from eὐ good ἄggelos messenger angel is a common Greek male name 1 The diminutive derived from the name Evangelos is usually Vangelis The female equivalent is Evangelia Eyaggelia EvangelosPronunciationGreek eˈvaɲɟelos GenderMaleLanguage s GreekOriginMeaning messenger who brings good news Region of originGreeceOther namesNickname s VangelisRelated namesEvangelinaIt is an ancient Greek name in Greek mythology there are at least two personalities bearing the name One was Pixodarus a shepherd who discovered the marble from which the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was built one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and was thereafter worshiped as a god named Evangelos because he brought the good news The second was the successor of the prophet Branchus to the shrine of Miletus called Evangelos because he was the one announcing the good oracles he was at the origin of a clan of prophets the Evangelides According to the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Harper New York 1884 Evangelus Eyaggelos was 1 A Greek comic poet of the new comedy a fragment of one of whose plays ie preserved by Athenaeus edited by Meineke Fragm Comic Graec vol ii p 1173 edit minor 2 A slave of Pericles who distinguished himself by his abilities he is said to have written a work on the science of war Tactics Taktika which was highly prized by Philopoemen Later with the advent of Christianity the name was connected to the good word of the Gospels in Greek Eὐaggelion evangelion Evangile and to the people bearing the good news evangelists as well as to the Annunciation itself in Greek Eὐaggelismos meaning the bringing of the good news to Virgin Mary by Archangel Gabriel that she was going to conceive Jesus Contents 1 Name day 2 Famous Greek people bearing the name 3 Variants 4 See also 5 ReferencesName day EditBearers of the name Evangelos celebrate their name day on March 25 as the Annunciation is celebrated in churches on that day Famous Greek people bearing the name EditEvangelos Averoff Tositsas Eyaggelos Aberwf Tositsas 1910 1990 conservative Greek politician writer and industrialist Evangelos Damaskos Eyaggelos Damaskos Greek light athlete active in the nineteenth century Evangelos Mantzios Eyaggelos Mantzios b 1983 Greek footballer Evangelos Vangelis Moras Baggelhs Moras b 1981 Greek footballer Evangelos Nessos b 1978 former German footballer of Greek ancestry Evangelos Venizelos Eyaggelos Benizelos b 1957 Greek jurist and politician former leader of the centre left party PASOK Evangelos Zappas Eyaggelos Zappas 1800 1865 Greek merchant Evangelos Odysseas Vangelis Papathanassiou Eyaggelos Odysseas Papa8anasioy 1943 2022 composer of electronic progressive ambient jazz pop rock and orchestral music Variants EditVangelis Vangos Baggelhs Baggos the most common diminutives of this name Evangelia Vangelio Vangelitsa Eyaggelia Baggeliw Baggelitsa the female variantSee also EditEvangelos Florakis Naval BaseReferences Edit Meaning origin and history of the name Evangelos This name related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evangelos amp oldid 1089626688, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
