Evankeliumissa

Evankeliumissa is a Finnish adverbial noun form meaning “in the Gospel.” It is formed from evankeliumi, the word for Gospel, plus the inessive suffix -ssa, and is used in religious writing to indicate content drawn from the Gospel narratives.

In Finnish theology and Bible usage, evankeliumi refers to the four canonical gospels: Matteus, Markus, Luukas, and Johannes. The phrase evankeliumissa is commonly employed to quote or reference statements found in these texts, for example in sermons or scholarly commentary, where one might say “evankeliumissa sanotaan” to attribute a remark to the Gospel.

The term functions primarily as a grammatical construction rather than a fixed title of a specific work. It appears in ordinary language, lectionary notes, and expository writing to signal that a point or quotation originates from the Gospel material, rather than from other parts of the Bible or from external sources.

Etymology-wise, evankeliumi comes from the Latin evangelium, itself from the Greek euangelion, meaning “good news” or “gospel.” The suffix -ssa marks location or state, yielding “in the Gospel.” While not a standalone proper noun, evankeliumissa is a common biblical phrase in Finnish discourse and is part of standard theological vocabulary.