OET interlinear ACTs 2:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ἐξίσταντο & πάντες καὶ διηποροῦντο

˓were˒_marveling & all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐξίσταντο Δέ πάντες καί διηποροῦντο ἄλλος πρός ἄλλον λέγοντες Τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι)

The words amazed and perplexed mean similar things. Luke is using them together to emphasize that the people could not understand what was happening. Alternate translation: [they were very perplexed]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐξίσταντο & πάντες καὶ διηποροῦντο & λέγοντες

˓were˒_marveling & all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐξίσταντο Δέ πάντες καί διηποροῦντο ἄλλος πρός ἄλλον λέγοντες Τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι)

These are not passive verbal forms. However, if your language does not use passive forms, it might be helpful to your readers to use an expression that does not seem to be a passive verbal form. Alternate translation: [this amazed and perplexed all of them, and they said]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐξίσταντο Δέ πάντες καί διηποροῦντο ἄλλος πρός ἄλλον λέγοντες Τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι)

The expression want to be is a way of referring to what something means. Your language may have a similar expression that you could use in your translation. Or, if it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [What does this mean?] or [What is the explanation for this]