OET interlinear ACTs 27:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

λιμένος

harbor

A harbor is a place on the coast whose location and shape allow ships to come safely close to the land. If your language does not have a term for such a place, you could use a general description in your translation. Alternate translation: [place of access to the shore]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

παραχειμασίαν & παραχειμάσαι

winter & ˓to˒_winter

The terms wintering and to winter mean to stay in a place that is safe during the winter, which is a cold and stormy season in this location. If the seasons do not vary much in your location or if there is not a cold and stormy season, you could explain this with a general expression. Alternate translation: [staying during a cold and stormy season … to stay there during the cold and stormy season]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

Φοίνικα

Phoenix

The word Phoenix is the name of a port city on the south coast of Crete.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

βλέποντα κατὰ λίβα καὶ κατὰ χῶρον

looking (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀνευθέτου Δέ τοῦ λιμένος ὑπάρχοντος πρός παραχειμασίαν οἱ πλείονες ἔθεντο βουλήν ἀναχθῆναι ἐκεῖθεν εἰ πώς δύναιντο καταντήσαντες εἰς Φοίνικα παραχειμάσαι λιμένα τῆς Κρήτης βλέποντα κατά λίβα καί κατά χῶρον)

This expression means that the Phoenix harbor provided access for ships to sail out in the directions that the winds coming from the southwest and the northwest blew. That is, ships would sail out to the northeast and southeast from the harbor, and they would enter the harbor from the northeast or southeast. Your language and culture may have a comparable expression of its own that you can use in your translation. Otherwise, you could describe this in general terms. Alternate translation: [looking down the northwest wind and down the southwest wind]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

βλέποντα κατὰ λίβα καὶ κατὰ χῶρον

looking (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀνευθέτου Δέ τοῦ λιμένος ὑπάρχοντος πρός παραχειμασίαν οἱ πλείονες ἔθεντο βουλήν ἀναχθῆναι ἐκεῖθεν εἰ πώς δύναιντο καταντήσαντες εἰς Φοίνικα παραχειμάσαι λιμένα τῆς Κρήτης βλέποντα κατά λίβα καί κατά χῶρον)

Luke is speaking as if the harbor of Phoenix was literally looking in these directions. He means that it gave access for ships to sail in those directions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [giving access for sailing to the northeast or to the southeast]

Note 6 topic: translate-unknown

λίβα & χῶρον

˓the˒_southwest & ˓the˒_northwest

These directions are based on the rising and setting of the sun. The southwest is somewhat to the left of the setting sun, and the northwest is somewhat to the right of the setting sun. If you decide to use the terms “northeast” and “southeast” instead, based on the two previous notes, the northeast is somewhat to the left of the rising sun and the southeast is somewhat to the right of the rising sun. Your language and culture may have their own terms for these directions.