Luke 14:31 — King James Version← Study notes

“Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?”

Luke 14:31 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 14:3127 words

ἢēor

τίςtisa (kind of), any (man, thing

βασιλεὺςbasileusking

πορευόμενοςporeuomenosdepart, go (away, forth

ἑτέρῳheterōaltered, else, next (day)

βασιλεῖbasileiking

συμβαλεῖνsymbaleinconfer, encounter, help

εἰςeisinto / to

πόλεμονpolemonbattle, fight, war

οὐχὶouchinay, not

καθίσαςkathisascontinue, set, sit (down)

πρῶτονprōtonbefore, beginning, best

βουλεύσεταιbouleusetai

εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that

δυνατόςdynatosable, could, (that is) mighty (man)

ἐστινestinam, have been, is I

ἐνenabout, after, against

δέκαdeka(eight-)een, ten

χιλιάσινchiliasinthousand

ὑπαντῆσαιhypantēsai(go to) meet

τῷtōthe

μετὰmetaafter(-ward), he again, against

εἴκοσιeikositwenty

χιλιάδωνchiliadōnthousand

ἐρχομένῳerchomenōcome / go

ἐπ’ep’about (the times), above, after

αὐτόνautonhe / she / it / same

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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