Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #119805

SR GNT 1 Cor 15:32 ἐθηριομάχησα (ethaʸriomaⱪaʸsa) ‘if according_to human_origin I fought_wild_animals in Efesos what’ Strongs=23410 Lemma=thēriomaχeō^*
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=aorist voice=active person=1st number=singular
Year=59 AD Refers to Word #114224 Person=Paul

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Only use of identical word form ἐθηριομάχησα (V-IAA1··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐθηριομάχησα’ (V-IAA1··S) is always and only glossed as ‘I fought_wild_animals’.

(In the VLT, the word form ‘ἐθηριομάχησα’ (V-IAA1··S) was always and only glossed as ‘I fought_wild_beasts’).

1 Cor 15:32 ‘if according_to human_origin I fought_wild_animals in Efesos what’ SR GNT 1 Cor 15:32 word 4

OET-LV: 32 If according _to human _origin, I _fought _wild _beasts in Efesos, what to _me the profit? If the_dead not are _being _raised: We _may _eat and we _may _drink, because/for tomorrow we _are _dying _off. (CO1_15:32)

OET-RV: 32 If I fought with wild animals at Ephesus for human purposes, what did I gain? If the dead aren’t brought back to life, then ‘Let’s eat and drink, because tomorrow we’ll die anyway.’ (CO1 15:32)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘thēriomaχeō’ in the Greek originals.

Key: V=verb