OET interlinear ACTs 2:2

uW Translation Notes:

ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ

out_of ¬the heaven

The word translated heaven could mean: (1) “the sky.” Alternate translation: [from the sky] (2) the sound came from heaven itself.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

ὥσπερ φερομένης πνοῆς βιαίας

as ˓being˒_carried ˱of˲_˓a˒_wind forceful

Luke is using a simile to describe what this wind was like. You could use the same simile in your translation, or you could use a different comparison, to a similar loud sound that your readers would recognize. It may be helpful to start a new sentence here. Alternate translation: [It sounded like a strong wind being borne along]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

φερομένης πνοῆς βιαίας

˓being˒_carried ˱of˲_˓a˒_wind forceful

Luke speaks of the wind as if it were being carried through the air. Alternate translation: [a mighty, rushing wind]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐπλήρωσεν ὅλον τὸν οἶκον

˱it˲_filled all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐγένετο ἄφνω ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἦχος ὥσπερ φερομένης πνοῆς βιαίας καί ἐπλήρωσεν ὅλον τόν οἶκον οὗ ἦσαν καθήμενοι)

Luke speaks of this sound as if it filled the house. Alternate translation: [it could be heard throughout the house]

ὅλον τὸν οἶκον

all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐγένετο ἄφνω ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἦχος ὥσπερ φερομένης πνοῆς βιαίας καί ἐπλήρωσεν ὅλον τόν οἶκον οὗ ἦσαν καθήμενοι)

Luke may be using the word translated house in one of its specific senses to mean a building. So this could have been either a private home or a larger building. Alternate translation: [the entire building]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

οὗ ἦσαν καθήμενοι

where ˱they˲_were sitting

Luke may be using the term sitting to mean “meeting.” Alternate translation: [in which they were meeting]