Luke 14:30:11Luke.14.30.W11TAB
ἐκτελέσαι
ektelesai
“to finish”
- Transliteration
- ek-te-LE-sai
- Extended
- ehk-teh-LEH-sai
- IPA
- /ek.teˈle.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to finish
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ek-te-LE-sai
- sentence
LE-go-ntes HO-ti HOU-tos ho AN-thrō-pos ÊR-ksa-to oi-ko-do-MEIN kai ouk IS-khy-sen ek-te-LE-sai
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} links this action to the result clause, where the negation ouk {οὐκ | ouk} precedes the aorist active ischysen {ἴσχυσεν | ís-khy-sen} with complementary infinitive ektelesai {ἐκτελέσαι | ek-te-lé-sai}, expressing a definitive inability to complete the project. English requires an explicit subject “he” for each finite verb, and the structural shift from Greek infinitive to English infinitive constructions is handled by adding “to” and maintaining parallelism.
Root and etymology
ek + teleōepsilon kappa + tau epsilon lambda epsilon omega
“to complete”
In context — Luke 14:30
They say, "This man began to build but was not able to finish it."
About this coordinate
Luke 14:30:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 14:30, so the Greek word ἐκτελέσαι (ektelesai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.14.30.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.30.W11.S1) and character.