2 Corinthians 2:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened unto me in the Lord,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐλθὼν δὲ εἰς τὴν Τρῳάδα εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ θύρας μοι ἀνεῳγμένης ἐν Κυρίῳ,

Transliteration

Elthōn de to the Trōada for the euangelion of the Christou, and thyras for me being aneōgmenēs in Kyriō,

Grammar Details

*Elthōn*: aorist active participle, masculine nominative singular - having come
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
*Trōada*: accusative feminine singular - Troas
*euangelion*: accusative neuter singular - gospel
*Christou*: genitive masculine singular - of Christ
*thyras*: genitive feminine singular - door
*aneōgmenēs*: perfect passive participle, feminine genitive singular - having been opened
*Kyriō*: dative masculine singular - Lord

Word Meanings

*euangelion*: gospel/good news
*thyras*: door/entrance/opportunity
*aneōgmenēs*: having been opened/made accessible

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Referenced Verses

Acts 14:27 : 27 And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.
Acts 16:8 : 8 and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
1 Cor 16:9 : 9 for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
Col 4:3 : 3 withal praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;
Rev 3:7-8 : 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and none shall shut, and that shutteth and none openeth: 8 I know thy works (behold, I have set before thee a door opened, which none can shut), {G846} that thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name.
Acts 20:1-6 : 1 And after the uproar ceased, Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia. 2 And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece. 3 And when he had spent three months [there,] and {G5259} a plot was laid against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia. 4 And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater of Beroea, [the son] of Pyrrhus; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. 5 But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas. 6 And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we tarried seven days.
Acts 20:8 : 8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together.
Rom 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

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