egkope denotes an obstacle deliberately avoided so that the gospel is not impeded.

The attested use denotes an obstacle placed before the gospel: in 1 Corinthians 9:12, the speaker endures rather than use an asserted authority so as not to put such an obstacle before it.

1. An obstacle before the gospel · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 9:12, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the purpose of enduring all things rather than using authority; the APB renders the clause, "so that we may not place any hindrance before the gospel of Christ."

   1 Corinthians 9:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 9:12, the APB presents the clause as not placing "any hindrance before the gospel of Christ." The verse is read as a whole, but this wording confirms the verse's obstacle-before-the-gospel context.