What Does Luke 14:28 Mean?

“which”

an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)

“For”

properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)

“of”

a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct

“you”

of (from or concerning) you

“intending”

to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations),

“a tower”

a tower or castle

“to build”

to be a house-builder, i.e., construct or (figuratively) confirm

“not”

not indeed

“first”

firstly (in time, place, order, or importance)

“down”

to seat down, i.e., set (figuratively, appoint); intransitively, to sit (down); figuratively, to settle (hover, dwell)

“and counteth”

to use pebbles in enumeration, i.e., (generally) to compute

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the cost”

expense (as consuming)

“whether”

if, whether, that, etc

“he have”

to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“sufficient to”

a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,

“finish”

completion