King James Version

Luke 14:31

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?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “will take counsel” (βουλεύσεται) before whether here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to meet” (ὑπαντῆσαι) before [one] here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “does take counsel” (βουλεύεται) before whether here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to meet” (ἀπαντῆσαι) before [one] here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἢēOrἤconjunction — “Or”G2228or, than.Orτίςtiswhatτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “what”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatβασιλεὺςbasileuskingβασιλεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “king”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.kingπορευόμενοςporeuomenosgoingπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “going”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.goingἑτέρῳheterōanotherἕτερος (heteros)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “another”, the to- or for-formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.This verse uses “another”.anotherβασιλεῖbasileikingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “king”, the to- or for-formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.kingσυμβαλεῖνsumbaleinto ponderσυμβάλλω (sumballō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to ponder”, a single actionG4820properly: I throw together, hence: I ponder, come up with, encounter, with or without hostile intent; I dispute with; mid: I confer, consult with, contribute.This verse uses “ponder”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.πόλεμονpolemonwarπόλεμος (polemos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “war”, the object formG4171a war, battle, strife.οὐχὶouchinotοὐχίparticle — “not”G3780by no means, not at all.notκαθίσαςkathisasdownκαθίζω (kathizō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “down”, a single actionG2523(a) trans: I make to sit; I set, appoint, (b) intrans: I sit down, am seated, stay.downπρῶτονprōtonfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.firstβουλεύσεταιbouleusetaiand consultethβουλεύομαι (bouleuomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “and consulteth”, an action still aheadG1011I deliberate, take counsel, determine.and consultethεἰeiwhetherεἰparticle — “whether”G1487if.whetherδυνατόςdunatosableδυνατόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “able”, the subject formG1415(a) of persons: powerful, able, (b) of things: possible.This verse uses “able”.ableἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withδέκαdekatenδέκαadjective, dative, plural, feminine — “ten”, the to- or for-formG1176ten.tenχιλιάσινchiliasinthousandχιλιάς (chilias)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “thousand”, the to- or for-formG5505a thousand, the number one thousand.thousandὑπαντῆσαιhupantēsaito meetὑπαντάω (hupantaō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to meet”, a single actionG5221I meet, go to meet.to meetτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withεἴκοσιeikositwentyεἴκοσι(ν) (eikosin)adjective, genitive, plural, feminine — “twenty”, the of-formG1501twenty.twentyχιλιάδωνchiliadōnthousandχιλιάς (chilias)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “thousand”, the of-formG5505a thousand, the number one thousand.thousandἐρχομένῳerchomenōto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle participle, dative, singular, masculine — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.ἐπ’epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.αὐτόνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

βουλεύεταιbouleuetaiand consultethβουλεύω (bouleuō)verb, future deponent indicative, 3rd person singular — “and consulteth”, an action still aheadG1011I deliberate, take counsel, determine.ἀπαντῆσαιapantēsaito meetἀπαντάω (apantaō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to meet”, a single actionG528I go to meet, meet, encounter.This verse uses “meet”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Or what king going on to engage with another king in war, doth not, having sat down, first consult if he be able with ten thousand to meet him who with twenty thousand is coming against him?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Young’s Literal Translation

'Or what king going on to engage with another king in war, doth not, having sat down, first consult if he be able with ten thousand to meet him who with twenty thousand is coming against him?

World English Bible

Or what king , as he goes to encounter another king in war , will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand ?

Darby Translation

Or what king, going on his way to engage in war with another king, does not, sitting down first, take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him coming against him with twenty thousand?

Douay-Rheims

Or what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down, and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him?

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