OET interlinear ACTs 4:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

ὁ & Πέτρος καὶ Ἰωάννης ἀποκριθέντες εἶπον

¬the & Peter (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Πέτρος καί Ἰωάννης ἀποκριθέντες εἶπον πρός αὐτούς εἰ δίκαιον ἐστίν ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑμῶν ἀκούειν μᾶλλον ἤ τοῦ Θεοῦ Κρίνατε)

Together the words answering and said mean that Peter and John responded to the council. Alternate translation: [Peter and John responded]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ & Πέτρος καὶ Ἰωάννης ἀποκριθέντες εἶπον

¬the & Peter (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Πέτρος καί Ἰωάννης ἀποκριθέντες εἶπον πρός αὐτούς εἰ δίκαιον ἐστίν ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑμῶν ἀκούειν μᾶλλον ἤ τοῦ Θεοῦ Κρίνατε)

This could mean: (1) Peter and John each said different parts of the quotation in 4:19–20. (2) Peter spoke these words on behalf of both of them, since the Holy Spirit had inspired him to speak to the council in 4:8–12. Alternate translation: [Peter responded on their behalf]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

εἰ δίκαιόν ἐστιν ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ

whether (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Πέτρος καί Ἰωάννης ἀποκριθέντες εἶπον πρός αὐτούς εἰ δίκαιον ἐστίν ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑμῶν ἀκούειν μᾶλλον ἤ τοῦ Θεοῦ Κρίνατε)

Here the phrase before God refers to God’s opinion by association with the way that God would assess anything that came to his attention in front of him. Alternate translation: [Whether God thinks it is right]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ὑμῶν ἀκούειν μᾶλλον ἢ τοῦ Θεοῦ

˱from˲_you_all ˓to_be˒_hearing rather (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Πέτρος καί Ἰωάννης ἀποκριθέντες εἶπον πρός αὐτούς εἰ δίκαιον ἐστίν ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑμῶν ἀκούειν μᾶλλον ἤ τοῦ Θεοῦ Κρίνατε)

Here, listen is an idiom that means “obey.” Alternate translation: [to obey you rather than God]