OET interlinear ACTs 16:40

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-endofstory

δὲ

and

Luke uses the word So to introduce information about what happened at the end of the story of the imprisonment of Paul and Silas. Your language may have its own way of presenting such information.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὴν Λυδίαν

¬the Lydia

Luke is referring to the house of Lydia by association with the name of the woman who lived there. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “they came to the house of Lydia”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / go

εἰσῆλθον

˱they˲_came_in

In a context such as this, your language might say “went” instead of came. Alternate translation: “they went”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς

the brothers

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: “the believers”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

καὶ ἐξῆλθαν

and and (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐξελθόντες δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς φυλακῆς εἰσῆλθον πρὸς τὴν Λυδίαν καὶ ἰδόντες παρεκάλεσαν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ ἐξῆλθον)

Luke says that they … went out, meaning Paul and Silas, to refer to those two men and to Timothy, who was still traveling with them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and then Paul and Silas and Timothy left Philippi”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καὶ ἐξῆλθαν

and and (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐξελθόντες δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς φυλακῆς εἰσῆλθον πρὸς τὴν Λυδίαν καὶ ἰδόντες παρεκάλεσαν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ ἐξῆλθον)

Since Luke says they … went out, not “we went out,” the implication is that Luke remained in Philippi for a time, likely to strengthen and encourage the new believers there. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. UST models one way to do this.