Luke

Luke 14:28

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?

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Which	Τίς	Tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
of	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
wishing	θέλων	thelōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
to build	οἰκοδομῆσαι	oikodomēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G3618 I build, build up, edify
a tower	πύργον	pyrgon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4444 a tower, fortified structure
not	οὐχὶ	ouchi	IntPrtcl	G3780 by no means, not at all
first	πρῶτον	prōton	Adverb - Superlative	G4412 first, before
sit down	καθίσας	kathisas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2523 I set, make to sit
count	ψηφίζει	psēphizei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5585 I reckon, compute
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
cost	δαπάνην	dapanēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1160 cost, expense
to see if	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
he has	ἔχει	echei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
complete	ἀπαρτισμόν	apartismon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G535 completion, perfection.

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.