OET interlinear ACTs 6:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

ἐν δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις

in in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐν Δέ ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις πληθυνόντων τῶν μαθητῶν ἐγένετο γογγυσμός τῶν Ἑλληνιστῶν πρός τούς Ἑβραίους ὅτι παρεθεωροῦντο ἐν τῇ διακονίᾳ τῇ καθημερινῇ αἱ χῆραι αὐτῶν)

Luke uses this time reference to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐν & ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις

in & ¬the days these

Luke is using the term days to refer to a specific time. Alternate translation: [at that same time]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

τῶν Ἑλληνιστῶν

the ˱of˲_the Hellenists

Hellenists was the name for Jews in the Roman Empire who spoke the Greek language and followed Greek customs.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

παρεθεωροῦντο ἐν τῇ διακονίᾳ τῇ καθημερινῇ αἱ χῆραι αὐτῶν

˓were_being˒_overlooked in the service ¬the daily the widows ˱of˲_them

If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this with an active form, and you can say who was doing the action. Alternate translation: [those who were distributing food each day were overlooking their widows]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν τῇ διακονίᾳ τῇ καθημερινῇ

in in the service ¬the daily

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word service, you could express the same idea with an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: [by those who were distributing food each day]