OET interlinear ACTs 27:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

συναρπασθέντος δὲ τοῦ πλοίου, καὶ μὴ δυναμένου ἀντοφθαλμεῖν τῷ ἀνέμῳ

/having_been/_seized and the ship and not being_able /to_be/_facing ˱to˲_the wind

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. Alternate translation: “when the wind seized the ship, so that we were not able to face into the wind”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

συναρπασθέντος & τοῦ πλοίου, καὶ μὴ δυναμένου ἀντοφθαλμεῖν τῷ ἀνέμῳ

/having_been/_seized & the ship and not being_able /to_be/_facing ˱to˲_the wind

Luke is speaking of the wind as if it were a living thing that seized the ship. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “with the wind blowing with such force that it kept the ship from sailing in the direction from which it was coming”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀντοφθαλμεῖν τῷ ἀνέμῳ

/to_be/_facing ˱to˲_the wind

Luke is speaking as if the ship literally had a face that it could turn towards the wind. Your language may have an expression that suits this context and that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: “to bear up against the wind”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐφερόμεθα

˱we˲_/were_being/_driven_along

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. Alternate translation: “the wind drove us along”