Luke 14:31

Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth down not first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
G2228
ē
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
  • either, or, than
τίς
G5101 I-NSM
tis
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
  • who, which, what
βασιλεὺς
G935 N-NSM
basileus
a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
  • leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land, king
πορευόμενος
G4198 V-PNP-NSM
poreuomai
to traverse, i.e., travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.)
  • to lead over, carry over, transfer
    • to pursue the journey on which one has entered, to continue on one's journey
    • "to depart from life"to follow one, that is: become his adherent
      • to lead or order one's life
συμβαλεῖν
G4820
symballō
to combine, i.e., (in speaking) to converse, consult, dispute, (mentally) to consider, (by implication) to aid, (personally) to join, attack
  • to throw together, to bring together
    • to converse
    • "to bring together in one's mind, confer with one's self"to come together, meet
      • to encounter in a hostile sense
      • "to fight with one"to bring together of one's property, to contribute, aid, help
ἑτέρῳ
G2087 A-DSM
heteros
(an-, the) other or different
  • the other, another, other
    • to number
      • to number as opposed to some former person or thing
      • "the other of two
      to quality
      • another: i.e., one not of the same nature, form, class, kind, different
βασιλεῖ
G935 N-DSM
basileus
a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
  • leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land, king
εἰς
G1519 PREP
eis
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
  • into, unto, to, towards, for, among
πόλεμον
G4171 N-ASM
polemos
warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series)
  • a war
  • "a fight, a battle"a dispute, strife, quarrel
οὐχὶ
G3780 PRT-N
ouchi
not indeed
  • not, by no means, not at all
καθίσας
G2523 V-AAP-NSM
kathizō
to seat down, i.e., set (figuratively, appoint); intransitively, to sit (down); figuratively, to settle (hover, dwell)
  • to make to sit down
    • to set, appoint, to confer a kingdom on one
    intransitively
    • to sit down
    • "to sit
      • to have fixed one's abode
      • "to sojourn, to settle, settle down
πρῶτον
G4412
prōton
firstly (in time, place, order, or importance)
  • first in time or place
    • in any succession of things or persons
    first in rank
    • influence, honor
    • "chief"principal
    first, at the first
βουλεύεται
G1011
bouleuō
to advise, i.e., (reflexively) deliberate, or (by implication) resolve
  • to deliberate with one's self, consider
  • "to take counsel, resolve
εἰ
G1487 PRT
ei
if, whether, that, etc
  • if, whether
δυνατός
G1415 A-NSM
dynatos
powerful or capable (literally or figuratively); neuter possible
  • able, powerful, mighty, strong
    • mighty in wealth and influence
    • "strong in soul
      • to bear calamities and trials with fortitude and patience
      • "strong in Christian virtue
    to be able (to do something)
    • mighty, excelling in something
    • "having power for something
ἐστιν
G2076
esti
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
  • third person singular of ___%___to be___%___
ἐν
G1722 PREP
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
δέκα
G1176 A-DPF-NUI
χιλιάσιν
G5505 N-DPF
chilias
one thousand (___%___chiliad___%___)
  • a thousand, the number one thousand
ἀπαντῆσαι
G528
apantaō
to meet away, i.e., encounter
  • to go to meet, to meet
    • in a military sense: a hostile meeting
τῷ
G3588 T-DSM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
μετὰ
G3326 PREP
meta
properly, denoting accompaniment; ___%___amid___%___ (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G0575 or G1537 and G1519 or G4314; less intimate than G1722 and less close than G4862)
  • with, after, behind
εἴκοσι
G1501 A-GPF-NUI
eikosi
a score
  • twenty
χιλιάδων
G5505 N-GPF
chilias
one thousand (___%___chiliad___%___)
  • a thousand, the number one thousand
ἐρχομένῳ
G2064 V-PNP-DSM
erchomai
to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
  • to come
    • of persons
      • to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving
      • "to appear, make one's appearance, come before the public
    metaphorically
    • to come into being, arise, come forth, show itself, find place or influence
    • "be established, become known, to come (fall) into or unto
    to go, to follow one
ἐπ'
G1909
epi
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc
  • upon, on, at, by, before
  • "of position, on, at, by, over, against"to, over, on, at, across, against
αὐτόν
G846 P-ASM
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
  • "he, she, it"the same

ἢ τίς βασιλεὺς πορευόμενος συμβαλεῖν ἑτέρῳ βασιλεῖ εἰς πόλεμον οὐχὶ καθίσας πρῶτον βουλεύεται εἰ δυνατός ἐστιν ἐν δέκα χιλιάσιν ἀπαντῆσαι τῷ μετὰ εἴκοσι χιλιάδων ἐρχομένῳ ἐπ' αὐτόν
31
Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth down not first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
Cross References

Proverbs 20:18

מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּעֵצָה תִכּוֹן וּבְתַחְבֻּלוֹת עֲשֵׂה מִלְחָמָֽה׃
18
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

Proverbs 25:8

אַל-תֵּצֵא לָרִב מַהֵר פֶּן מַה-תַּעֲשֶׂה בְּאַחֲרִיתָהּ בְּהַכְלִים אֹתְךָ רֵעֶֽךָ׃
8
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

1 Kings 20:11

וַיַּעַן מֶֽלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר דַּבְּרוּ אַל-יִתְהַלֵּל חֹגֵר כִּמְפַתֵּֽחַ׃
11
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.

2 Kings 18:20

אָמַרְתָּ אַךְ-דְּבַר-שְׂפָתַיִם עֵצָה וּגְבוּרָה לַמִּלְחָמָה עַתָּה עַל-מִי בָטַחְתָּ כִּי מָרַדְתָּ בִּֽי׃
20
Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?