1 Corinthians 16:9
New Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries."
Word-by-Word Analysis
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
פֶּתַח
pethach
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
פָּתַח
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
צַר
tsar
narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
Key Terms in This Verse
צַר tsar
narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
Study H6862 →פָּתַח pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Study H6605 →Cross References
Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
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