OET interlinear ACTs 12:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

κρούσαντος & αὐτοῦ

˓having˒_knocked & ˱of˲_him

To “knock” at a door means to tap or hit it a few times to let a person inside the house know you are standing outside. You could translate this expression with the way people in your culture show that they have arrived at a house, such as “call out” or “cough” or “clap.”

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

τὴν θύραν τοῦ πυλῶνος

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: κρούσαντος Δέ αὐτοῦ τήν θύραν τοῦ πυλῶνος προσῆλθεν παιδίσκη ὑπακοῦσαι ὀνόματι Ῥόδη)

Here, the word gate probably describes an entrance from the street to a courtyard in front of the house. If houses in your culture have a similar entrance, in your translation you could use the name for it in your language. If not, you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: [the door of the entrance from the street to the courtyard]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

Ῥόδη

Rhoda

The word Rhoda is the name of a woman.