Message (31) aggelia/angelia by Greek Word Studies

Message ("the news") (31) (aggelia/angelia from the verb aggéllo = to tell, declare; related English word = "angel") means a message (the content of what is announced) or an announced requirement which has the sense of an instruction, directive or command (1Jn 3:11). Note that the Textus Receptus has the noun epaggelia here in place of aggelia. Note that this noun message (aggelia/angelia) is directly related to the verb announce (anaggello/anangello) (see below). Notice also that the root of both message and announce (aggello) is also the root word for the Gospel (euaggelion) and "preach the Gospel" (evangelize) (euaggelizo/euangelizo). Although John does not specifically state that his "message" is the Gospel, the context leaves no doubt that what he states in the next part of the sentence is related to the good news of Jesus Christ. TDNT writes that... “Message” (aggelia/angelia) is an important concept in the NT, and the terms for “to tell,” “declare,” “proclaim,” help us to understand the main word euangelizesthai....In classical usage the term (aggelia) can mean both “announcement” and “order.” The only other use of aggelia in the NT is also by John... 1 John 3:11 For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another Aggelia/angelia - 11v in the non-apocryphal Septuagint (Lxx)- 1Sa 4:19; 2Sa 4:4; 2Kgs 19:7; Pr 12:25; 25:25; 26:16; Isa 28:9; 37:7; Ezek 7:26; 21:7; Nah 3:19 Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, But a good word (Lxx = aggelia ~ good message or report) makes it glad. We have heard - This is the third time in this introductory section John uses the verb "heard" (1Jn 1:1, 1Jn 1:3) and he again uses the perfect tense which signifies that this message was heard by him in the past and is "still ringing in his ears" so to speak. Akouo is in the perfect tense which indicates that this is an abiding, even unchanging message, one which will endure. Stated another way, the perfect tense indicates the abiding results of the hearing. Heard (191)(akouo) means literally to hear and then to hear with attention, to hear with the "ear" of the mind, to heed (give consideration or attention to; to regard with care; to take notice of), to hear with understanding (eg in Mt 5:21 "you have heard" in context speaks of the hearer's "understanding" of the interpretations of the OT passages by the rabbis). The KJV translates akouo 6 times as "hearken" which means to lend the ear", to attend to what is uttered with eagerness or curiosity. It is interesting that akouo was a technical term in law and used with the idea of hearing a legal case or granting a hearing. John's affirmation of the veracity and authenticity of his message is similar to Paul's in Galatians... For I would have you know, brethren, that the Gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. (Galatians 1:11, 12) Comment: It is worth noting that the Greek word for Gospel, euaggelion/euangelion is derived from eu (good) and aggello (to tell, declare proclaim), aggello being the same root for John's words "message" and "announce." This would lend support to the NET Bible's addition of the word "Gospel" in their translation ("Now this is the Gospel message we have heard from Him"). And announce to you - John repeats the emphasis from the previous 4 verses (bear witness, proclaim in 1Jn 1:2, proclaim in 1Jn 1:3, write in 1Jn 1:4) being assiduous (marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application) to faithfully transmit Jesus' message to his readers. John obviously understood the power of the truth (cp Jn 8:31, 32) and thus goes to great lengths to pass it on to the followers of Christ. Recall that John is the apostle who recorded Jesus' description of the power of Truth... Jesus therefore was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (John 8:31, 32) John's readers were in danger of being deceived, deluded, ensnared and/or misled by the false "Gnostic" like teaching that apparently had already begun to slither into the Body of Christ. John knew that the best defense against the false is that which is true! Beloved are you remembering to focus your reading on the eternal, living Word of Truth? We live in an age of "information overload." As followers of Christ, we need to intentionally make the Scriptures our reading priority. Let the Word of Life be our source of "information overload" for we will never be overloaded as we are with vain, empty secular input. O Zion, haste, thy mission high fulfilling, To tell to all the world that God is light, That He who made all nations is not willing One soul should perish, lost in shades of night. --Mary A Thomson "Copy and paste the address below into your web browser in order to go to the original page which will allow you to access live links related to the material on this page - these links include Scriptures (which can be read in context), Scripture pop-ups on mouse over, and a variety of related resources such as Bible dictionary articles, commentaries, sermon notes and theological journal articles related to the topic under discussion." http://www.preceptaustin.org/1john_15_commentary.htm#m

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