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OET (OET-LV) And out_of the crowd they_concluded Alexandros, of_the Youdaiōns having_put_ him _forward.
And the Alexandros having_gestured his hand, was_wanting to_be_defending to_the public.
OET (OET-RV) Some people in the crowd selected Alexander the Jew and sent him forward to speak, so he motioned with his hand ready to explain the situation to the people.
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 his hand
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]
19:23-41 The patron deity of Ephesus was the Greek goddess Artemis. Her birthplace was believed to be Ephesus, so Ephesus was the official guardian of the temple. Twice annually, elaborate festivals were held in her honor with athletic, musical, and theatrical celebrations that included singing Great is Artemis of the Ephesians! The temple of Artemis at Ephesus was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Conversions to Christianity clearly damaged the worship of Artemis and the associated economic activity, but it became clear that Paul and his associates had committed no crime.
OET (OET-LV) And out_of the crowd they_concluded Alexandros, of_the Youdaiōns having_put_ him _forward.
And the Alexandros having_gestured his hand, was_wanting to_be_defending to_the public.
OET (OET-RV) Some people in the crowd selected Alexander the Jew and sent him forward to speak, so he motioned with his hand ready to explain the situation to the people.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.