OET interlinear ACTs 6:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

Στέφανος δὲ

Stephen and

Luke uses this phrase to introduce Stephen as the main character in this part of the story. Your language may have its own way of doing that. If so, you could use it here in your translation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

Στέφανος & πλήρης χάριτος καὶ δυνάμεως, ἐποίει

Stephen & full ˱of˲_grace and power /was/_doing

Luke is speaking as if Stephen were a container that grace and power were filling. Alternate translation: “Stephen had abundant grace and power, and so he was doing”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

Στέφανος & πλήρης χάριτος καὶ δυνάμεως, ἐποίει

Stephen & full ˱of˲_grace and power /was/_doing

Luke may be using the two words grace and power together to express a single idea. The word grace would describe the character of the power that Stephen had. Specifically, it would be power that God was giving him. Alternate translation: “Stephen, full of gracious power, was doing” or “Stephen, full of power from God, was doing”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

Στέφανος & πλήρης χάριτος καὶ δυνάμεως, ἐποίει

Stephen & full ˱of˲_grace and power /was/_doing

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the ideas behind the words grace and power, you could express the same ideas with adverbs. Alternate translation: “Stephen was supernaturally and powerfully doing”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

τέρατα καὶ σημεῖα μεγάλα

wonders and signs great

The terms wonders and signs mean similar things. Luke is using them together for emphasis. See how you translated the similar expression in 2:22. Alternate translation: “many great miracles”