OET interlinear ACTs 20:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων

the first_‹day› ˱of˲_the week

Luke is using the adjective first as a noun to mean a particular day of the week. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “the first day of the week”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων

the first_‹day› ˱of˲_the week

Luke assumes that his readers will understand that the believers met on the first of the week because that was the day Jesus rose from the dead. You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “the first day of the week, when Jesus rose from the dead”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

συνηγμένων ἡμῶν

/having_been/_gathered_together us

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “we having gathered together”

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτοῖς

˱with˲_them

The pronoun them refers to the believers in Troas with whom Paul and his traveling companions were meeting. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “the believers in Troas”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

κλάσαι ἄρτον

/to/_break bread

Luke could be using the word break to mean “eat,” and he could be using the word bread to mean “food.” In each case he would be using one part of something to mean the whole thing. Breaking bread is one thing people do when they eat it, and bread is one kind of food. So this could be a reference to the believers sharing a meal together. Alternate translation: “to share a meal” or see the next note for a further possibility.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κλάσαι ἄρτον

/to/_break bread

By to break bread, Luke could also mean remembering the death of Jesus in the way that Jesus commanded, by literally breaking a loaf of bread and sharing it (and also sharing a cup of wine). If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “to observe the Lord’s Supper”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸν λόγον

the speech

Luke is using the term word to mean the message that Paul was sharing by using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “his message”