1 Corinthians 15:32

32Ifεἰaccording toκατὰmanἄνθρωπονI fought wild beastsἐθηριομάχησαinἐνEphesusἘφέσῳ,whatτίto meμοιtheτὸprofitὄφελος;Ifεἰ[the] deadνεκροὶnotοὐκare raisedἐγείρονται,Let us eatΦάγωμενandκαὶlet us drinkπίωμεν,tomorrowαὔριονforγὰρwe dieἀποθνῄσκομεν.

If according to man I fought wild beasts in Ephesus, what [is] the gain to me? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and let us drink, for tomorrow we die.”

Vocab difficulty

79.2

Rare words

  • ἐθηριομάχησα

    θηριομαχέω

    I fight with wild beasts (i.e. wild beasts in human form); met: I am exposed to fierce hostility.

  • ὄφελος

    ὄφελος

    advantage, gain, profit, help.