OET interlinear ACTs 20:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

Εὔτυχος

Eutychus

The word Eutychus is the name of a man.

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

ἐπὶ τῆς θυρίδος

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καθεζόμενος Δέ τὶς νεανίας ὀνόματι Εὔτυχος ἐπί τῆς θυρίδος καταφερόμενος ὕπνῳ βαθεῖ διαλεγομένου τοῦ Παύλου ἐπί πλεῖον κατενεχθείς ἀπό τοῦ ὕπνου ἔπεσεν ἀπό τοῦ τριστέγου κάτω καί ἤρθη νεκρός)

This window was an opening in the wall with a ledge that was wide enough for a person to sit on. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could describe this more fully. Alternate translation: [on the ledge of a window opening in the wall]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

καταφερόμενος ὕπνῳ βαθεῖ & κατενεχθεὶς ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕπνου

˓being˒_overcome ˱by˲_sleep deep & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καθεζόμενος Δέ τὶς νεανίας ὀνόματι Εὔτυχος ἐπί τῆς θυρίδος καταφερόμενος ὕπνῳ βαθεῖ διαλεγομένου τοῦ Παύλου ἐπί πλεῖον κατενεχθείς ἀπό τοῦ ὕπνου ἔπεσεν ἀπό τοῦ τριστέγου κάτω καί ἤρθη νεκρός)

If your language does not use these passive forms, you could express this idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [a deep sleep overcoming him … sleep having overcome him]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

καταφερόμενος ὕπνῳ βαθεῖ & κατενεχθεὶς ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕπνου

˓being˒_overcome ˱by˲_sleep deep & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καθεζόμενος Δέ τὶς νεανίας ὀνόματι Εὔτυχος ἐπί τῆς θυρίδος καταφερόμενος ὕπνῳ βαθεῖ διαλεγομένου τοῦ Παύλου ἐπί πλεῖον κατενεχθείς ἀπό τοῦ ὕπνου ἔπεσεν ἀπό τοῦ τριστέγου κάτω καί ἤρθη νεκρός)

Luke is speaking of sleep as if it were a living thing that could overcome Eutychus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [starting to sleep deeply … becoming completely asleep]

τριστέγου

third_story

In this culture, the third story meant a level two floors above the ground floor. Some languages and cultures consider the “first story” to be one level above the ground floor, and so they would consider this level, two stories above the ground floor, to be the “second story.” You can say that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἤρθη νεκρός

˓was˒_taken_up dead

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, the context suggests that it was the believers who were meeting with Paul. Alternate translation: [the believers picked him up dead]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἤρθη νεκρός

˓was˒_taken_up dead

The implication is that some of the believers rushed down to help Eutychus but discovered that he had died from the fall. You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [they lifted him from the ground, but he had died]