OET interlinear ACTs 19:33

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

συνεβίβασαν Ἀλέξανδρον

˱they˲_concluded Alexander

The implication is that some people instructed Alexander about how he could speak to everyone in the theater. You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [instructed Alexander about how he could speak to everyone]

Note 2 topic: translate-names

Ἀλέξανδρον

Alexander

The word Alexander is the name of a man.

Note 3 topic: translate-symaction

κατασείσας τὴν χεῖρα

˓having˒_gestured (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐκ Δέ τοῦ ὄχλου συνεβίβασαν Ἀλέξανδρον προβαλόντων αὐτόν τῶν Ἰουδαίων ὁ Δέ Ἀλέξανδρος κατασείσας τήν χεῖρα ἤθελεν ἀπολογεῖσθαι τῷ δήμῳ)

This likely means that Alexander was waving his hand to get the attention of the audience and signal that he was about to speak. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this specifically in your translation. Alternate translation: [waving his hand to signal that he was about to speak]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀπολογεῖσθαι τῷ δήμῳ

˓to_be˒_defending ˱to˲_the public

The implication is that Alexander wanted to explain that although he and his fellow Jews did not worship idols themselves, they were not opposing the business of making silver shrines of Artemis. You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [to explain to the people that he and his fellow Jews were not responsible for the artisans losing business]