OET interlinear ACTs 11:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ὅτι

because

Luke is using the word For to introduce the reason why Barnabas encouraged the new believers in Antioch so well. Alternate translation: [He was able to do this because]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πλήρης Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καὶ πίστεως

full ˱of˲_˓the˒_Spirit Holy (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅτι ἦν ἀνήρ ἀγαθός καί πλήρης Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καί πίστεως Καί προσετέθη ὄχλος ἱκανός τῷ Κυρίῳ)

Luke speaks of Barnabas as if he were a container that was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. Alternate translation: [who was inspired by the Holy Spirit and who had strong faith]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

καὶ πλήρης Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καὶ πίστεως

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅτι ἦν ἀνήρ ἀγαθός καί πλήρης Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καί πίστεως Καί προσετέθη ὄχλος ἱκανός τῷ Κυρίῳ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of faith, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [who was inspired by the Holy Spirit and who believed firmly in Jesus]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

προσετέθη ὄχλος ἱκανὸς

˓was˒_added ˓a˒_crowd (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅτι ἦν ἀνήρ ἀγαθός καί πλήρης Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καί πίστεως Καί προσετέθη ὄχλος ἱκανός τῷ Κυρίῳ)

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. It is clear from the context that God did the action. Alternate translation: [God added a considerable crowd]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τῷ Κυρίῳ

˱to˲_the Lord

Luke says the Lord (a title for Jesus) to mean the community of believers in Jesus. Alternate translation: [to the community of believers in Jesus]