OET interlinear ACTs 14:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τοῦ Διὸς, τοῦ ὄντος πρὸ τῆς πόλεως

¬the ˱of˲_Zeus ¬which being before the city

Luke is using the name Zeus to mean the temple that was associated with the worship of Zeus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the temple of Zeus, which was before the city]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοῦ Διὸς, τοῦ ὄντος πρὸ τῆς πόλεως

¬the ˱of˲_Zeus ¬which being before the city

Here, before means “in front of”. Luke is referring to the temple of Zeus that was located right outside the entrance to the city of Iconium. You can include this information if your readers need it to understand the sentence. Alternate translation: [of the Temple of Zeus that was located right outside the entrance to the city]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ταύρους καὶ στέμματα

bulls and garlands

The implication is that the priest had put these wreaths on the oxen because they were going to be offered as a sacrifice. That was the custom in this culture. You can include this information if your readers need it to understand the sentence. Alternate translation: [oxen that were wearing wreaths as sacrificial animals]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

σὺν τοῖς ὄχλοις ἤθελεν θύειν

with the crowds ˱he˲_˓was˒_wanting ˓to_be˒_sacrificing

Luke means implicitly that the priest of Zeus wanted to offer the oxen as sacrifices to Paul and Barnabas, whom the people thought were the gods Zeus and Hermes. You can include this information if your readers need it to understand the sentence. Alternate translation: [was wanting to offer sacrifice with the crowds to Paul and Barnabas as the gods Zeus and Hermes]