And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.Luke 14:32
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
εἰ δὲ μή γε, ἔτι αὐτοῦ πόρρω ὄντος πρεσβείαν ἀποστείλας ἐρωτᾷ τὰ πρὸς εἰρήνην.
- εἰei“lest”Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- μήmē“except”Particle, negative · “not” · Strong's G3361
- γε,ge“indeed”Particle · from γέ · “indeed” · Strong's G1065
- ἔτιeti“still”Adverb · “still” · Strong's G2089
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- πόρρωporrō“far off”Adverb · “far (away)” · Strong's G4206
- ὄντοςontos“being”Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- πρεσβείανpresbeian“an embassy”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from πρεσβεία · “delegation” · Strong's G4242
- ἀποστείλαςaposteilas“having sent”Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
- ἐρωτᾷerōta“he asks”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐρωτάω · “to ask” · Strong's G2065
- τὰta“<the>”Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πρὸςpros“for”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- εἰρήνην.eirēnēn“peace.”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from εἰρήνη · “peace” · Strong's G1515
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)