Luke 14:28
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

Young's Literal Translation
‘For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expense, whether he have the things for completing?

King James Bible
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have [sufficient] to finish [it]?

Greek
Which
Τίς (Tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

of
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

you,
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

wishing
θέλων (thelōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design.

to build
οἰκοδομῆσαι (oikodomēsai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 3618: From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm.

a tower,
πύργον (pyrgon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4444: A tower, fortified structure. Apparently a primary word; a tower or castle.

{does} not
οὐχὶ (ouchi)
IntPrtcl
Strong's 3780: By no means, not at all. Intensive of ou; not indeed.

first
πρῶτον (prōton)
Adverb - Superlative
Strong's 4412: First, in the first place, before, formerly. Neuter of protos as adverb; firstly.

sit down
καθίσας (kathisas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2523: Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle.

[and] count
ψηφίζει (psēphizei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 5585: To reckon, compute, calculate. From psephos; to use pebbles in enumeration, i.e. to compute.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

cost
δαπάνην (dapanēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1160: Cost, expense. From dapto; expense.

to see if
εἰ (ei)
Conjunction
Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

he has [ the resources ]
ἔχει (echei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

complete [it]?
ἀπαρτισμόν (apartismon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 535: Completion, perfection. From a derivative of aparti; completion.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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