OET interlinear ACTs 1:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀτενίζοντες ἦσαν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν

looking_intently ˱they˲_were into (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὡς ἀτενίζοντες ἦσαν εἰς τόν οὐρανόν πορευομένου αὐτοῦ καί ἰδού ἄνδρες δύο παρειστήκεισαν αὐτοῖς ἐν ἐσθήσεσι λευκαῖς)

Since a cloud was able to block the apostles’ view, it is clear that Luke is using the word translated heaven here in one of its specific senses to mean “sky.” It would be good to make clear that the apostles were not seeing into heaven itself. Alternate translation: [gazing at the sky]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνδρες δύο

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὡς ἀτενίζοντες ἦσαν εἰς τόν οὐρανόν πορευομένου αὐτοῦ καί ἰδού ἄνδρες δύο παρειστήκεισαν αὐτοῖς ἐν ἐσθήσεσι λευκαῖς)

Luke is using the term behold to focus readers’ attention on how suddenly these two men appeared. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [just then two men]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential

καὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὡς ἀτενίζοντες ἦσαν εἰς τόν οὐρανόν πορευομένου αὐτοῦ καί ἰδού ἄνδρες δύο παρειστήκεισαν αὐτοῖς ἐν ἐσθήσεσι λευκαῖς)

Luke uses the word translated And to indicate that the event of the men appearing happened after the event of Jesus going up. Alternate translation: [Then]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἄνδρες δύο

men two

These were actually angels. Luke calls them men because they appeared in human form. Alternate translation: [two angels]

ἐσθήσεσι λευκαῖς

clothing white

In this context, the word white likely has the specific sense of “bright” or “shining.” Alternate translation: [bright clothes] or [shining clothes]