Injil

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic إنجيل (ʾinjīl, “gospel”), from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion), probably through Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ (ʾewwangellīōn) or a variant thereof, though also Ge'ez ወንጌል (wängel) or unattested Old South Arabian have been suggested as immediate source. Doublet of evangeli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɪl/
• Hyphenation: in‧jil

Noun

Injil (first-person possessive Injilku, second-person possessive Injilmu, third-person possessive Injilnya)

1. (Christianity) gospel

   Synonym: evangeli

   Inilah Injil Yesus Kristus menurut Matius / Markus / Lukas / Yohanes ― A reading from the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Matthew / Mark / Luke / John

Derived terms

• Injil kanonik
• Injil sinoptik
• menginjil
• penginjil
• penginjilan

 

Related terms

• evangeli
• إنجيل

 

Further reading

• “Injil” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.