OET interlinear ACTs 15:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οἱ & προπεμφθέντες ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οἱ μέν οὖν προπεμφθέντες ὑπό τῆς ἐκκλησίας διήρχοντο τήν τέ Φοινίκην καί Σαμάρειαν ἐκδιηγούμενοι τήν ἐπιστροφήν τῶν ἐθνῶν καί ἐποίουν χαράν μεγάλην πᾶσιν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς)

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 ones the church had sent out]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τῆς ἐκκλησίας

the assembly

Luke is using the phrase the church to mean the people who were associated with the church. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the people of the church]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐκδιηγούμενοι τὴν ἐπιστροφὴν τῶν ἐθνῶν

describing_in_detail (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οἱ μέν οὖν προπεμφθέντες ὑπό τῆς ἐκκλησίας διήρχοντο τήν τέ Φοινίκην καί Σαμάρειαν ἐκδιηγούμενοι τήν ἐπιστροφήν τῶν ἐθνῶν καί ἐποίουν χαράν μεγάλην πᾶσιν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of conversion, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [describing how some of the Gentiles had stopped worshiping false gods and were now worshiping the true God]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐποίουν χαρὰν μεγάλην πᾶσι τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς

˱they˲_˓were˒_producing (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οἱ μέν οὖν προπεμφθέντες ὑπό τῆς ἐκκλησίας διήρχοντο τήν τέ Φοινίκην καί Σαμάρειαν ἐκδιηγούμενοι τήν ἐπιστροφήν τῶν ἐθνῶν καί ἐποίουν χαράν μεγάλην πᾶσιν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of joy, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [making all the brothers very happy]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πᾶσι τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οἱ μέν οὖν προπεμφθέντες ὑπό τῆς ἐκκλησίας διήρχοντο τήν τέ Φοινίκην καί Σαμάρειαν ἐκδιηγούμενοι τήν ἐπιστροφήν τῶν ἐθνῶν καί ἐποίουν χαράν μεγάλην πᾶσιν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς)

Luke is using the term brothers to mean people who share the same faith. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [in all the believers]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

πᾶσι τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οἱ μέν οὖν προπεμφθέντες ὑπό τῆς ἐκκλησίας διήρχοντο τήν τέ Φοινίκην καί Σαμάρειαν ἐκδιηγούμενοι τήν ἐπιστροφήν τῶν ἐθνῶν καί ἐποίουν χαράν μεγάλην πᾶσιν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς)

The word all here may be a generalization for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, use a different way to convey this general statement. Alternate translation: [in the believers in those places]