OET interlinear ACTs 6:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἤρεσεν ὁ λόγος ἐνώπιον παντὸς τοῦ πλήθους

brought_pleasure the statement before (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἤρεσεν ὁ λόγος ἐνώπιον παντός τοῦ πλήθους καί ἐξελέξαντο Στέφανον ἄνδρα πλήρης πίστεως καί Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καί Φίλιππον καί Πρόχορον καί Νικάνορα καί Τίμωνα καί Παρμενᾶν καί Νικόλαον προσήλυτον Ἀντιοχέα)

Luke is using the word before to refer to the opinion of the believers, since people assess things that come to their attention in front of them. Alternate translation: [what the apostles recommended pleased all of the other believers]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

(Occurrence 2) καὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἤρεσεν ὁ λόγος ἐνώπιον παντός τοῦ πλήθους καί ἐξελέξαντο Στέφανον ἄνδρα πλήρης πίστεως καί Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καί Φίλιππον καί Πρόχορον καί Νικάνορα καί Τίμωνα καί Παρμενᾶν καί Νικόλαον προσήλυτον Ἀντιοχέα)

Luke is using the word translated as And to introduce what the believers did as a result of the apostles’ request. Alternate translation: [So]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

Στέφανον & Φίλιππον & Πρόχορον & Νικάνορα & Τίμωνα & Παρμενᾶν & Νικόλαον

Stephen & Philip & Prochorus & Nicanor & Timon & Parmenas & Nicolas

These are the names of seven men. They are all Greek names, and this suggests that all of the men selected were from the group of Greek-speaking Jews among the believers.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἄνδρα πλήρης πίστεως καὶ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου

˓a˒_man full ˱of˲_faith (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἤρεσεν ὁ λόγος ἐνώπιον παντός τοῦ πλήθους καί ἐξελέξαντο Στέφανον ἄνδρα πλήρης πίστεως καί Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καί Φίλιππον καί Πρόχορον καί Νικάνορα καί Τίμωνα καί Παρμενᾶν καί Νικόλαον προσήλυτον Ἀντιοχέα)

Luke is speaking of Stephen as if he was a container that faith and the Holy Spirit had filled. Alternate translation: [a man who possessed great wisdom and in whose life the Holy Spirit was evidently present]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἄνδρα πλήρης πίστεως καὶ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου

˓a˒_man full ˱of˲_faith (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἤρεσεν ὁ λόγος ἐνώπιον παντός τοῦ πλήθους καί ἐξελέξαντο Στέφανον ἄνδρα πλήρης πίστεως καί Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καί Φίλιππον καί Πρόχορον καί Νικάνορα καί Τίμωνα καί Παρμενᾶν καί Νικόλαον προσήλυτον Ἀντιοχέα)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word faith, you could express the same idea with a verb such as “trust.” Alternate translation: [a man who confidently trusted in God and in whose life the Holy Spirit was evidently present]

Note 6 topic: translate-names

Ἀντιοχέα

Antiochene

The name Antiochian describes a person who comes from the city of Antioch. Alternate translation: [who came from Antioch]