Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Lest haply (ina mhpote). Double final particles (positive and negative with addition of pote). Used here with aorist middle subjunctive in arcwntai (begin).
When he hath laid ... and was not able (qentov autou ... kai mh isxuontov)
to finish (ektelesai). First aorist active infinitive. Note perfective use of ek, to finish out to the end. Two genitive absolutes, first, second aorist active participle qentov; second, present active participle isxuontov.
To mock him (autw empaizein). An old verb, em-paizw, to play like a child (paiv), at or with, to mock, scoff at, to trifle with like Latin illudere.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 14:29:
John 12:25
Acts 16:26
1 Corinthians 3:10
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