OET interlinear ACTs 17:29

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

γένος & ὑπάρχοντες τοῦ Θεοῦ

descent & being ¬the ˱of˲_God

Paul is speaking as if people were literally God’s offspring or children. He means that God created people, and they are his creatures. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express this metaphor as a simile. Alternate translation: [being like God’s children]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τὸ θεῖον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: γένος Οὖν ὑπάρχοντες τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐκ ὀφείλομεν νομίζειν χρυσῷ ἤ ἀργύρῳ ἤ λίθῳ χαράγματι τέχνης καί ἐνθυμήσεως ἀνθρώπου τό θεῖον εἶναι ὅμοιον)

Paul is using the adjective Divine as a noun to mean God, who is divine. ULT capitalizes the word to show this. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

χρυσῷ, ἢ ἀργύρῳ, ἢ λίθῳ

˱about˲_gold (Some words not found in SR-GNT: γένος Οὖν ὑπάρχοντες τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐκ ὀφείλομεν νομίζειν χρυσῷ ἤ ἀργύρῳ ἤ λίθῳ χαράγματι τέχνης καί ἐνθυμήσεως ἀνθρώπου τό θεῖον εἶναι ὅμοιον)

Paul is referring to idols by association with the materials out of which people made idols. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to idols made of gold or silver or stone]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

χαράγματι τέχνης καὶ ἐνθυμήσεως ἀνθρώπου

mark ˱of˲_˓the˒_craft (Some words not found in SR-GNT: γένος Οὖν ὑπάρχοντες τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐκ ὀφείλομεν νομίζειν χρυσῷ ἤ ἀργύρῳ ἤ λίθῳ χαράγματι τέχνης καί ἐνθυμήσεως ἀνθρώπου τό θεῖον εἶναι ὅμοιον)

Paul is using the possessive form not to mean images that resemble human skill and imagination but to describe the qualities that people use to create images or idols. Alternate translation: [images that people create by using their skill and imagination]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀνθρώπου

˱of˲_human_origin

Although the term man is masculine, Paul is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use a term in your language that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [of humans]