Luke 14:32

Greek	εἰ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. μήγε, ἔτι αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) πόρρω ὄντοςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. πρεσβείαν ἀποστείλας ἐρωτᾷ τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός greek Meaning * To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament. πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s… εἰρήνην.
ESV	And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.
NIV	If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace.
NLT	And if he can't, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away.
KJV	Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

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