Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [1 Corinthians: Chapter 16].
16:8 {Until Pentecost} (\he•s t•s Pent•kost•s\). He writes them
in the spring before pentecost. Apparently the uproar by
Demetrius hurried Paul away from Ephesus (Ac 20:1).
16:9 {For a great and effectual door is opened unto me} (\thura
gar moi ane•igen megal• kai energ•s\). Second perfect active
indicative of \anoig•\, to open. Intransitive, stands wide open
at last after his years there (Ac 20:31). A wide open door.
What does he mean by \energ•s\? It is a late word in the _Koin•_.
In the papyri a medical receipt has it for "tolerably strong."
The form \energos\ in the papyri is used of a mill "in working
order," of "tilled land," and of "wrought iron." In the N.T. it
occurs in Phm 1:6; Heb 4:12 of "the word of God" as "\energ•s\"
(powerful). Paul means that he has at least a great opportunity
for work in Ephesus. {And there are many adversaries} (\kai
antikeimenoi polloi\). "And many are lying opposed to me," lined
up against me. These Paul mentions as a reason for staying in,
not for leaving, Ephesus. Read Ac 19 and see the opposition
from Jews and Gentiles with the explosion under the lead of
Demetrius. And yet Paul suddenly leaves. He hints of much of
which we should like to know more (1Co 15:32; 2Co 1:8f.).
16:10 {That he be without fear} (\hina aphob•s gen•tai\).
Evidently he had reason to fear the treatment that Timothy might
receive in Corinth as shown in 4:17-21.
16:11 {For I expect him} (\ekdechomai gar auton\). Apparently
later Timothy had to return to Ephesus without much success
before Paul left and was sent on to Macedonia with Erastus (Ac
19:22) and Titus sent to Corinth whom Paul then arranged to meet
in Troas (2Co 2:12).
16:12 {And it was not at all his will to come now} (\kai pant•s
ouk •n thel•ma hina nun elth•i\). Adversative use of \kai\ =
"but." Apollos had left Corinth in disgust over the strife there
which involved him and Paul (1Co 1-4). He had had enough of
partisan strife over preachers.
16:13 {Watch ye} (\gr•goreite\). Stay awake. Late present from
\egr•gora\ second perfect of \egeir•\, to awake. {Quit you like
men} (\andrizesthe\). Play the man. Middle voice, show yourselves
men. From \an•r\, a man.
16:15 {Ye know} (\oidate\). _Koin•_ form for second perfect
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