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Greek Lessons
- Verbal Aspect in New Testament Greek: Imperfective vs. Perfective
- Chiasmus, Inclusio, and Anaphora in New Testament Greek
- Numbered and Named: Genitive Constructions and Enumerated Tribes in Revelation 7:7
- Semantic Range of Greek Verbs in the New Testament: A Case Study on ἀγαπάω and φιλέω
- Released to Serve Anew: Aorist Passives, Participles, and the Tension of Transformation in Romans 7:6
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Tag Archives: 1 Corinthians 16:9
An Open Door and Many Opponents: Tension in the Grammar of Opportunity
In this striking verse, Paul describes both opportunity and opposition in one breath: θύρα γάρ μοι ἀνέῳγε μεγάλη καὶ ἐνεργής, καὶ ἀντικείμενοι πολλοί from 1 Corinthians 16:9. Greek grammar reinforces the tension: a perfect verb reveals divine initiative, while asyndeton and adjective-noun constructions convey magnitude and power. Paul sees not a contradiction but a conjunction — one only possible in the grammatical logic of faith.
The Greek Text in Focusθύρα γάρ μοι ἀνέῳγε μεγάλη καὶ ἐνεργής, καὶ ἀντικείμενοι πολλοί (1 Corinthians 16:9)
“For a great and effective door has been opened to me, and there are many who oppose.”
Grammatical Highlights θύρα — nominative feminine singular; subject of the main verb, metaphorical for opportunity.… Learn Koine Greek