Luke 14:31
To encounter ( συνβαλειν ). Second aorist active infinitive of συνβαλλω, old and common verb, to throw or bring together, to dispute, to clash in war as here.Another king ( ετερω βασιλε ), to grapple with another king in war or for war ( εις πολεμον ). Associative instrumental case.
Take counsel ( βουλευσετα ). Future middle indicative of old and common verb βουλευω, from βουλη, will, counsel. The middle means to take counsel with oneself, to deliberate, to ponder.
With ten thousand ( εν δεκα χιλιασιν ). Literally, in ten thousand. See this so-called instrumental use of εν in Jude 1:14. Equipped in or with ten thousand. See Lu 1:17. Note μετα εικοσ χιλιαδων just below (midst of twenty thousand).
To meet ( υπαντησα ). Common verb (like απανταω ) from ανταω ( αντα, end, face to face, from which αντ ) with preposition υπο (or απο ), to go to meet. Here it has a military meaning.
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