Luke

Luke 14:28–30

28Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? 29Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, 30saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

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Luke 14:28

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
WhichΤίςTisInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5101 who, which, what
ofἐξexPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
youὑμῶνhymōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
wishingθέλωνthelōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG2309 I will, wish, desire
to buildοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG3618 I build, build up, edify
a towerπύργονpyrgonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG4444 a tower, fortified structure
notοὐχὶouchiIntPrtclG3780 by no means, not at all
firstπρῶτονprōtonAdverb - SuperlativeG4412 first, before
sit downκαθίσαςkathisasVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG2523 I set, make to sit
countψηφίζειpsēphizeiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG5585 I reckon, compute
theτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
costδαπάνηνdapanēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1160 cost, expense
to see ifεἰeiConjunctionG1487 if
he hasἔχειecheiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2192 I have, hold, possess
toεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
completeἀπαρτισμόνapartismonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG535 completion, perfection.

Luke 14:29

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
OtherwiseἵναhinaConjunctionG2443 in order that, so that
if he laysθέντοςthentosVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularG5087 I put, place
foundationθεμέλιονthemelionNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG2310 belonging to the foundation
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
is unableἰσχύοντοςischyontosVerb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularG2480 I am strong, able
to finishἐκτελέσαιektelesaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG1615 I complete, perform
everyoneπάντεςpantesAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
whoοἱhoiArticle - Nominative Masculine PluralG3588 the
seesθεωροῦντεςtheōrountesVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG2334 I behold, look at, experience
will ridiculeἐμπαίζεινempaizeinVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG1702 I mock
himαὐτῷautōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Luke 14:30

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
sayingλέγοντεςlegontesVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG3004 I say, speak
ThisΟὗτοςHoutosDemonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
manἄνθρωποςanthrōposNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG444 a man, one of the human race
couldἴσχυσενischysenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2480 I am strong, able
notοὐκoukAdverbG3756 no, not
finishἐκτελέσαιektelesaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG1615 I complete, perform
what he startedἤρξατοērxatoVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG756 I begin
to buildοἰκοδομεῖνoikodomeinVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG3618 I build, build up, edify

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Luke 14:28 Proverbs 24:27 · Matthew 10:22 · Joshua 24:19–24 · Luke 14:33 · Matthew 8:20 · Acts 21:13 · Matthew 20:22–23 · Genesis 11:4–9 · 1 Thessalonians 3:4–5

Luke 14:30 Hebrews 6:11 · 2 John 1:8 · Hebrews 6:4–8 · 2 Peter 2:19–22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.