1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 16:8–9

⁸But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,^a ⁹because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.

Footnotes

a 16:8 That is, Shavuot, the late spring feast of pilgrimage to Jerusalem; it is also known as the Feast of Harvest(see Exodus 23:16|EXO 23:16) or the Feast of Weeks(see Exodus 34:22|EXO 34:22).

Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
I will stay	ἐπιμενῶ	epimenō	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1961 I remain, tarry, persist in
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Ephesus	Ἐφέσῳ	Ephesō	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2181 Ephesus
until	ἕως	heōs	Preposition	G2193 until, as far as
Pentecost	Πεντηκοστῆς	Pentēkostēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4005 Pentecost

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because	γάρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
a great	μεγάλη	megalē	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3173 large, great
door	θύρα	thyra	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2374 a door, opportunity
effective	ἐνεργής	energēs	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1756 effective
has opened	ἀνέῳγεν	aneōgen	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G455 I open
to me	μοι	moi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
even though	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
many	πολλοί	polloi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4183 much, many, often
oppose	ἀντικείμενοι	antikeimenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G480 I resist, oppose

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1 Corinthians 16:8 Acts 2:1 · Exodus 23:16

1 Corinthians 16:9 2 Corinthians 2:12 · Acts 14:27 · Colossians 4:3 · Revelation 3:7–8 · 2 Corinthians 1:8–10 · 1 Corinthians 15:32 · Acts 19:8–10 · Philippians 3:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.