| ASVh | saying, This man began to build and had no strength to bring to completion. | 
      
        | ASV | saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. | 
      
        | Westcott and Hort | λεγοντες οτι ουτος ο ανθρωπος ηρξατο οικοδομειν και ουκ ισχυσεν εκτελεσαι | 
    
    
    
      
        | Westcott and Hort Greek | ASVh | Strong's Exhaustive Concordance | 
   
      
        | λεγοντες | saying |  3004  lego  leg'-oA primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate  (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas 2036 and 5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while 4483 is properly to break silence merely, and 2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--
ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
See Greek for 2036
See Greek for 5346
See Greek for 4483
See Greek for 2980
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        | οτι | - |  3754  hoti  hot'-eeNeuter of 3748 as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes  redundant); causative, because:--
as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
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        | ουτος | This |  3778  houtos   hoo'-tos, including nominative masculine pluralhoutoi   hoo'-toy, nominative feminine singular
       haute    how'-tay, and nominative feminine plural
       hautai   how'-tahee
From the article 3588 and 846; the he (she or it), i.e. this or that  (often with article repeated):--
he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
See Greek for 846
See Greek for 3588
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        | ο | - |  3588  ho   ho, including the femininehe   hay, and the neuter
       to   to
In all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be  supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--
the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
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        | ανθρωπος | man |  444  anthropos  anth'-ro-posFrom 435 and ops (the countenance; from 3700); man-faced, i.e. a human  being:--
certain, man.
See Greek for 435
See Greek for 3700
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        | ηρξατο | began |  756  archomai  ar'-khom-aheeMiddle voice of 757 (through the implication, of precedence); to  commence (in order of time):--
(rehearse from the) begin(-ning).
See Greek for 757
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        | οικοδομειν | to build |  3618  oikodomeo  oy-kod-om-eh'-oFrom the same as 3619; to be a house-builder, i.e. construct or  (figuratively) confirm:--
(be in) build(-er, -ing, up), edify, embolden.
See Greek for 3619
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        | και | and |  2532  kai  kaheeApparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also  a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--
and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
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        | ουκ | had no strength |  3756  ou    oo, also (before a vowel)ouk   ook, and (before an aspirate)
       ouch  ookh
A primary word; the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or  not:--
+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
See Greek for 3361
See Greek for 3364
See Greek for 3372
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        | ισχυσεν |  2480  ischuo  is-khoo'-oFrom 2479; to have (or exercise) force (literally or  figuratively):--
be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work.
See Greek for 2479
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        | εκτελεσαι | to bring to completion |  1615  ekteleo  ek-tel-eh'-oFrom 1537 and 5055; to complete fully:--
finish. 
See Greek for 1537
See Greek for 5055
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