OET interlinear ACTs 16:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

τις γυνὴ ὀνόματι Λυδία & ἤκουεν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τὶς γυνή ὀνόματι Λυδία πορφυρόπωλις πόλεως Θυατείρων σεβομένη τόν Θεόν ἤκουεν ἧς ὁ Κύριος διήνοιξεν τήν καρδίαν προσέχειν τοῖς λαλουμένοις ὑπό τοῦ Παύλου)

Luke is using the phrase a certain woman to introduce Lydia as a new participant in the story. If your language has its own way of introducing new participants, you could use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: [there was a woman named Lydia … who was listening]

Note 2 topic: translate-names

Λυδία

Lydia

The word Lydia is the name of a woman.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

πορφυρόπωλις

˓a˒_seller_of_purple

Luke is using the color of purple cloth to mean the cloth itself by association. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a seller of purple cloth]

Note 4 topic: translate-names

Θυατείρων

˱of˲_Thyatira

The word Thyatira is the name of a city.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

σεβομένη τὸν Θεόν

worshipping (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τὶς γυνή ὀνόματι Λυδία πορφυρόπωλις πόλεως Θυατείρων σεβομένη τόν Θεόν ἤκουεν ἧς ὁ Κύριος διήνοιξεν τήν καρδίαν προσέχειν τοῖς λαλουμένοις ὑπό τοῦ Παύλου)

Here the expression worshiping God means the same thing as the expression “fearing God,” which Jews in the time of the New Testament used to describe Gentiles (non-Jews) who worshiped the God of Israel and attended the synagogue. See how you translated “fearing God” in 10:2. Alternate translation: [a Gentile who sincerely worshiped the God of Israel]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἧς ὁ Κύριος διήνοιξεν τὴν καρδίαν

˱of˲_whom the Lord opened_up (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τὶς γυνή ὀνόματι Λυδία πορφυρόπωλις πόλεως Θυατείρων σεβομένη τόν Θεόν ἤκουεν ἧς ὁ Κύριος διήνοιξεν τήν καρδίαν προσέχειν τοῖς λαλουμένοις ὑπό τοῦ Παύλου)

Luke is speaking as if the Lord physically opened Lydia’s heart to receive the message that Paul was sharing. Alternate translation: [whom the Lord made disposed]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἧς ὁ Κύριος διήνοιξεν τὴν καρδίαν

˱of˲_whom the Lord opened_up (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τὶς γυνή ὀνόματι Λυδία πορφυρόπωλις πόλεως Θυατείρων σεβομένη τόν Θεόν ἤκουεν ἧς ὁ Κύριος διήνοιξεν τήν καρδίαν προσέχειν τοῖς λαλουμένοις ὑπό τοῦ Παύλου)

Here, the heart represents a person’s will and disposition. Alternate translation: [whom the Lord made disposed]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τοῖς λαλουμένοις ὑπὸ τοῦ Παύλου

˱to˲_the_‹things› ˓being˒_spoken (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τὶς γυνή ὀνόματι Λυδία πορφυρόπωλις πόλεως Θυατείρων σεβομένη τόν Θεόν ἤκουεν ἧς ὁ Κύριος διήνοιξεν τήν καρδίαν προσέχειν τοῖς λαλουμένοις ὑπό τοῦ Παύλου)

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 things that Paul was saying]