OET interlinear ACTs 17:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτῷ & δοκεῖ & εὐηγγελίζετο

˱with˲_him & ˱he˲_˓is˒_supposing & ˱he˲_˓was˒_gospel_preaching

The pronouns him, He, and he all refer to Paul.It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [with Paul … He seems … Paul was proclaiming]

Note 2 topic: translate-names

τῶν Ἐπικουρίων

˱of˲_the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τινὲς δὲ καὶ τῶν Ἐπικουρείων καὶ Στοϊκῶν φιλοσόφων συνέβαλλον αὐτῷ καί τινες ἔλεγον τί ἂν θέλοι ὁ σπερμολόγος οὗτος λέγειν οἱ δέ ξένων δαιμονίων δοκεῖ καταγγελεὺς εἶναι ὅτι τὸν Ἰησοῦν καὶ τὴν ἀνάστασιν εὐηγγελίζετο)

The word Epicurean is the name of a certain kind of philosopher. Epicureans believed that all things were formed by chance and that the gods were too busy being happy to be bothered with governing the universe. They rejected the resurrection and wanted only simple pleasures.

Note 3 topic: translate-names

Στοϊκῶν

Stoic

The word Stoic is the name of another kind of philosopher. Stoics believed that freedom comes from resigning oneself to fate. They rejected a personal, loving God and the resurrection.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ὁ σπερμολόγος

¬the babbler

These Athenian philosophers are using a common expression in their culture that refers negatively to a person who only knows little bits of information. The expression depicts a person picking up words or ideas the way a bird picks up seeds. The philosophers are saying that Paul has only a few bits of information that are not worth listening to. Alternate translation: [uneducated person]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ξένων δαιμονίων

˱of˲_strange demons

Luke assumes that his readers will understand that the Athenian philosphers misunderstood Paul and thought that he was introducing two new gods that the Greeks and Romans had not known about before, Jesus and Anastasis (the Greek word for resurrection). You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [of two new gods, Jesus and Anastasis]