Luke 14:28
New Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
θέλω
thélō
to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 (βούλομαι) properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective consid...
בָּנָה
bânâh
to build (literally and figuratively)
מִגְדָּל
migdâl
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
רִאשׁוֹן
riʼshôwn
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
חָשַׁב
châshab
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious...
חִנָּם
chinnâm
gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage
הֵן
hên
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
דַּי
day
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
כָּלָה
kâlâh
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
Key Terms in This Verse
θέλω thélō
to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 (βούλομαι) properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e. choose or prefer (literally or fig...
Study G2309 →חָשַׁב châshab
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, ...
Study H2803 →כָּלָה kâlâh
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
Study H3615 →דַּי day
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
Study H1767 →יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →מִגְדָּל migdâl
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
Study H4026 →Cross References
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
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