OET interlinear ACTs 17:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-transliterate

Ἄρειον Πάγον

Aries Hill

The word Areopagus means “Hill of Ares” in Greek. It was named after the pagan god whose name was Ares in Greek and Mars in Latin. Luke does not explain the meaning of this word, since his readers already understand Greek. ULT spells this name the way it sounds in English. In your translation, you could spell it the way it sounds in your language. You could also translate the meaning of the word and use the name “Mars Hill,” as UST does. Or you could spell the word the way it sounds and then explain its meaning. Alternate translation: “Mars Hill” or “the Areopagus, that is, Mars Hill”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐπὶ τὸν Ἄρειον Πάγον

to the Aries Hill

Luke most likely means that the philosophers from the marketplace brought Paul to meet the main group of philosophers on the Areopagus, not that they just brought Paul to the hill itself. Luke would be using the word Areopagus by association to mean the philosophers who gathered there. Alternate translation: “to the philosophers who met on the Areopagus”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

δυνάμεθα γνῶναι τίς ἡ καινὴ αὕτη, ἡ ὑπὸ σοῦ λαλουμένη, διδαχή?

˱we˲_/are/_being_able /to/_know what_‹is› ¬the new this which by you /being/_spoken teaching_‹is›

This is not actually a rhetorical question, since the philosophers really do want to know whether Paul is willing to explain himself more fully to the group at the Areopagus. However, if in your language it might seem to be a rhetorical question, you could translate it as a statement instead. Alternate translation: “We would like to know what this new teaching is that is being spoken by you”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

δυνάμεθα

˱we˲_/are/_being_able

By we, the philosophers mean themselves but not Paul, to whom they are speaking, so use the exclusive form of that word in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἡ ὑπὸ σοῦ λαλουμένη

¬the which by you /being/_spoken

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: “that you are speaking”