OET interlinear ACTs 4:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

Πέτρος πλησθεὶς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου, εἶπεν

Peter (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τότε Πέτρος πλησθείς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου εἶπεν πρός αὐτούς Ἄρχοντες τοῦ λαοῦ καί πρεσβύτεροι)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this with an active form. See how you translated the comparable expression in 2:4. Alternate translation: [the Holy Spirit filled Peter and he said]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

Πέτρος πλησθεὶς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου, εἶπεν

Peter (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τότε Πέτρος πλησθείς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου εἶπεν πρός αὐτούς Ἄρχοντες τοῦ λαοῦ καί πρεσβύτεροι)

Luke is speaking of Peter as if he were a container that the Holy Spirit filled. Alternate translation: [the Holy Spirit inspired Peter and he said]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

ἄρχοντες τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ πρεσβύτεροι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τότε Πέτρος πλησθείς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου εἶπεν πρός αὐτούς Ἄρχοντες τοῦ λαοῦ καί πρεσβύτεροι)

Peter is addressing the entire council by referring to its two components. Some of the members had ruling responsibilities. Others, the elders, were added to the council to bring its total membership up to 70, since according to Exodus 24:1, that was the number of elders who accompanied Moses when God confirmed the covenant with Israel at Mount Sinai. Alternate translation: [You members of the Sanhedrin]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοῦ λαοῦ

˱of˲_the people

Here, the people means specifically the people of Israel. Alternate translation: [of the people of Israel]