OET interlinear ACTs 10:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

ἀνὴρ δέ τις

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀνήρ Δέ τὶς ἐν Καισαρείᾳ ὀνόματι Κορνήλιος ἑκατοντάρχης ἐκ Σπείρης τῆς καλουμένης Ἰταλικῆς)

Luke uses this phrase to introduce a new character into the story. If your language has its own way of doing that, you could use it here in your translation.

Note 2 topic: translate-names

Κορνήλιος

Cornelius

Cornelius is the name of a man.

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

ἑκατοντάρχης

˓a˒_centurion

A centurion was an officer in the Roman army who was in charge of a group of 100 soldiers. Such a group was called a “century.” Alternate translation: [an army officer in charge of 100 soldiers]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

Σπείρης τῆς καλουμένης Ἰταλικῆς

˱of˲_˓the˒_Cohort ¬which ˓being˒_called Italian

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: [the regiment people called Italian] or [the regiment whose name was Italian] or [the Italian Regiment]

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

Σπείρης

˱of˲_˓the˒_Cohort

A regiment was a military unit consisting of six centuries or 600 soldiers. You may have a term in your language that you can use for a unit of about this size.

Note 6 topic: translate-names

Ἰταλικῆς

Italian

Italian is the name of a military unit. The name indicates that although the soldiers in it were stationed in Syria, they came from Italy and thus were native Romans. This made them more reliable protection for the high-ranking Roman officials whose residence was in Caesarea.