OET interlinear ACTs 28:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐν Δέ τοῖς περί τόν τόπον ἐκεῖνον ὑπῆρχεν χωρία τῷ πρώτῳ τῆς νήσου ὀνόματι Ποπλίῳ ὅς ἀναδεξάμενος ἡμάς τρεῖς ἡμέρας φιλοφρόνως ἐξένισεν)

Luke is using the word Now to introduce background information about Publius that will help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τῷ πρώτῳ

˱to˲_the leader

Luke is using the adjective first as a noun to mean a particular kind of person. In this context, first has the sense of most prominent. Since Publius is a Roman name, this man was probably the Roman governor of the island. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [of the most prominent man] or [of the Roman governor]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

Ποπλίῳ

Publius

The word Publius is the name of a man.