What Does 1 Corinthians 16:2 Mean?

“Upon”

(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)

“the first”

one or first

“day of the week”

the sabbath (i.e., shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight,

“every one”

each or every

“of you”

of (from or concerning) you

“by”

properly, near; i.e., (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subj

“him”

(him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc

“lay”

to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from g2476, which pr

“in store”

to amass or reserve (literally or figuratively)

the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that

some or any person or object

whatsoever

“God hath prospered him”

to help on the road, i.e., (passively) succeed in reaching; figuratively, to succeed in business affairs

in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)

(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether

“when”

whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as

“I come”

to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

the when, i.e., at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)

“gatherings”

a contribution

“there be”

to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)