OET interlinear ACTs 13:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-transliterate

Ἐλύμας ὁ μάγος

Elymas the magician

The word Elymas is an Arabic word that Bar-Jesus was using as another name. Luke spells it out using Greek letters so his readers will know how it sounds, and then he says what it means, the Magician. In your translation you can spell it the way it sounds in your language and then explain its meaning.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οὕτως γὰρ μεθερμηνεύεται τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ

thus (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀνθίστατο Δέ αὐτοῖς Ἐλύμας ὁ μάγος οὕτως γάρ μεθερμηνεύεται τό ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ζητῶν διαστρέψαι τόν ἀνθύπατον ἀπό τῆς πίστεως)

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: [for that is how one translates his name]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ζητῶν διαστρέψαι τὸν ἀνθύπατον ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως

seeking ˓to˒_pervert (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀνθίστατο Δέ αὐτοῖς Ἐλύμας ὁ μάγος οὕτως γάρ μεθερμηνεύεται τό ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ζητῶν διαστρέψαι τόν ἀνθύπατον ἀπό τῆς πίστεως)

Here, to turn someone away from something is a metaphor for convincing someone to not do something. Alternate translation: [he attempted to persuade the governor not to believe the gospel message]