OET interlinear ACTs 18:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἀνοίγειν τὸ στόμα

˓to_be˒_opening_up (Some words not found in SR-GNT: μέλλοντος Δέ τοῦ Παύλου ἀνοίγειν τό στόμα εἶπεν ὁ Γαλλίων πρός τούς Ἰουδαίους Εἰ μέν ἦν ἀδίκημα τὶ ἤ ῥᾳδιούργημα πονηρόν ὦ Ἰουδαῖοι κατά λόγον ἄν ἀνεσχόμην ὑμῶν)

Luke is referring to “speaking” by association with a person would open his mouth in order to speak. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to speak]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

τοὺς Ἰουδαίους

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: μέλλοντος Δέ τοῦ Παύλου ἀνοίγειν τό στόμα εἶπεν ὁ Γαλλίων πρός τούς Ἰουδαίους Εἰ μέν ἦν ἀδίκημα τὶ ἤ ῥᾳδιούργημα πονηρόν ὦ Ἰουδαῖοι κατά λόγον ἄν ἀνεσχόμην ὑμῶν)

Luke is using the name of a whole group, the Jews, to refer to one part of that group, its leaders. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the leaders of the Jews]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

εἰ μὲν ἦν ἀδίκημά τι ἢ ῥᾳδιούργημα πονηρόν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: μέλλοντος Δέ τοῦ Παύλου ἀνοίγειν τό στόμα εἶπεν ὁ Γαλλίων πρός τούς Ἰουδαίους Εἰ μέν ἦν ἀδίκημα τὶ ἤ ῥᾳδιούργημα πονηρόν ὦ Ἰουδαῖοι κατά λόγον ἄν ἀνεσχόμην ὑμῶν)

Gallio is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if it would be helpful in your language. Alternate translation: [if indeed it was some crime or evil wrongdoing on Paul’s part that brought you here today]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ἀδίκημά τι ἢ ῥᾳδιούργημα πονηρόν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: μέλλοντος Δέ τοῦ Παύλου ἀνοίγειν τό στόμα εἶπεν ὁ Γαλλίων πρός τούς Ἰουδαίους Εἰ μέν ἦν ἀδίκημα τὶ ἤ ῥᾳδιούργημα πονηρόν ὦ Ἰουδαῖοι κατά λόγον ἄν ἀνεσχόμην ὑμῶν)

The terms crime and wrongdoing mean similar things. Gallio using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [some serious crime]