OET interlinear ACTs 6:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / events

προσευξάμενοι, ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας

˓having˒_prayed ˱they˲_laid_on ˱on˲_them (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὕς ἔστησαν ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀποστόλων καί προσευξάμενοι ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τάς χεῖρας)

This could mean: (1) that the apostles first prayed and then placed their hands on these men. Alternate translation: [after they had prayed, they placed their hands upon them]; (2) that the apostles placed their hands on the men while they were praying for them. Alternate translation: [they prayed for them with their hands placed upon them] or [they placed their hands upon them and prayed for them]

Note 2 topic: translate-symaction

ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας

˱they˲_laid_on ˱on˲_them (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὕς ἔστησαν ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀποστόλων καί προσευξάμενοι ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τάς χεῖρας)

The apostles placed their hands on the seven men to show publicly that they were giving them the responsibility and authority to oversee the food distribution. Alternate translation: [and placed their hands on them to show that they were giving them responsibility and authority]