OET interlinear ACTs 18:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

κατελθὼν εἰς Καισάρειαν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί κατελθών εἰς Καισάρειαν ἀναβάς καί ἀσπασάμενος τήν ἐκκλησίαν κατέβη εἰς Ἀντιοχείαν)

Luke says that Paul had come down to Caesarea because that was the customary way in this culture of describing a person arriving somewhere after traveling by sea. Your language may have its own way of describing that. Alternate translation: [having landed in Caesarea]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀναβὰς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί κατελθών εἰς Καισάρειαν ἀναβάς καί ἀσπασάμενος τήν ἐκκλησίαν κατέβη εἰς Ἀντιοχείαν)

Luke assumes that his readers will understand that by having gone up. he means that Paul traveled to Jerusalem. You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [having gone up to Jerusalem]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἀναβὰς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί κατελθών εἰς Καισάρειαν ἀναβάς καί ἀσπασάμενος τήν ἐκκλησίαν κατέβη εἰς Ἀντιοχείαν)

Luke says that Paul had gone up because that was the customary way of speaking about traveling from Jerusalem, since that city is up on a mountain. Use a natural way in your language of referring to traveling to a higher elevation. Alternate translation: [having traveled to Jerusalem]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὴν ἐκκλησίαν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί κατελθών εἰς Καισάρειαν ἀναβάς καί ἀσπασάμενος τήν ἐκκλησίαν κατέβη εἰς Ἀντιοχείαν)

Luke is saying the church to mean the people who were associated with the church. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the members of the church]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

κατέβη

˱he˲_came_down

Luke says that Paul went down to Antioch because that city is lower in elevation than Jerusalem. Use a natural way in your language of referring to traveling to a lower elevation.