Robertson Word Pictures - Luke 14:31 - 14:31

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Robertson Word Pictures - Luke 14:31 - 14:31


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

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

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

With ten thousand (en deka chiliasin). Literally, in ten thousand. See this so-called instrumental use of en in Jud 1:14. Equipped in or with ten thousand. See note on Luk 1:17. Note meta eikosi chiliadōn just below (midst of twenty thousand).

To meet (hupantēsai). Common verb (like apantaō) from antaō (anta, end, face to face, from which anti) with preposition hupo (or apo), to go to meet. Here it has a military meaning.