OET interlinear ACTs 1:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

ὑπέστρεψαν

˱they˲_returned

The word they refers to the apostles. Alternate translation: [the apostles returned]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὄρους τοῦ καλουμένου Ἐλαιῶνος

˓the˒_mountain ¬which ˓being˒_called ˱of˲_Olivet

If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this with an active form. Alternate translation: [the hill that people call Olivet] or [the hill whose name is Olivet]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

ὄρους τοῦ καλουμένου Ἐλαιῶνος

˓the˒_mountain ¬which ˓being˒_called ˱of˲_Olivet

Olivet is the name of a hill. If your readers might recognize it better if you called it the Mount of Olives, you could use that name in your translation, as UST does.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

Σαββάτου ἔχον ὁδόν

˱of˲_˓a˒_Sabbath having journey

The expression having a journey refers to a distance. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a Sabbath-day’s journey away]

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

Σαββάτου ἔχον ὁδόν

˱of˲_˓a˒_Sabbath having journey

The journey of a Sabbath was the distance that interpreters of the law of Moses had determined people could walk on the Sabbath without that being “work.” If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express the distance in the measurement that your culture uses. Alternate translation: [about a kilometer away] or [about half a mile away]