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Luke 14:31
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29 lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’?
31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace.
33 So likewise, whoever of you adoes not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.  

Tasteless Salt Is Worthless

34 a“Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?  
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Luke 14:31

To encounter (sunbalein). Second aorist active infinitive of sunballw, old and common verb, to throw or bring together, to dispute, to clash in war as here.

Another king (eterw basilei), to grapple with another king in war or for war (eiv polemon). Associative instrumental case.

Take counsel (bouleusetai). Future middle indicative of old and common verb bouleuw, from boulh, will, counsel. The middle means to take counsel with oneself, to deliberate, to ponder.

With ten thousand (en deka xiliasin). Literally, in ten thousand. See this so-called instrumental use of en in Judges 1:14. Equipped in or with ten thousand. See Luke 1:17. Note meta eikosi xiliadwn just below (midst of twenty thousand).

To meet (upanthsai). Common verb (like apantaw) from antaw (anta, end, face to face, from which anti) with preposition upo (or apo), to go to meet. Here it has a military meaning.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 14:31:

Luke 14:28
John 12:25
Acts 20:14
Romans 4:21
Jude 1:14

 

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