Luke
Luke 14:30
30saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| saying | λέγοντες | legontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| This | Οὗτος | Houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| man | ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| could | ἴσχυσεν | ischysen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2480 I am strong, able |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| finish | ἐκτελέσαι | ektelesai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1615 I complete, perform |
| what he started | ἤρξατο | ērxato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G756 I begin |
| to build | οἰκοδομεῖν | oikodomein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G3618 I build, build up, edify |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 6:11 · 2 John 1:8 · Hebrews 6:4–8 · 2 Peter 2:19–22
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.