OET interlinear ACTs 8:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

ᾧ προσεῖχον πάντες ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ᾯ προσεῖχον πάντες ἀπό μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου λέγοντες Οὗτος ἐστίν ἡ Δύναμις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡ καλουμένη Μεγάλη)

The phrase to whom refers to Simon. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: [All of them, from little to great, were paying attention to Simon]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

πάντες

all

Luke is using the word all as a generalization for emphasis. Alternate translation: [the Samaritans in that city]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ᾯ προσεῖχον πάντες ἀπό μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου λέγοντες Οὗτος ἐστίν ἡ Δύναμις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡ καλουμένη Μεγάλη)

Luke is using the adjectives little and great as nouns in order to indicate groups of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate these words with equivalent phrases. Alternate translation: [from the least important people to the most important ones]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ᾯ προσεῖχον πάντες ἀπό μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου λέγοντες Οὗτος ἐστίν ἡ Δύναμις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡ καλουμένη Μεγάλη)

Luke is speaking, using these two extremes in order to include all of the people in between. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [no matter how important they were]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

οὗτός

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ᾯ προσεῖχον πάντες ἀπό μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου λέγοντες Οὗτος ἐστίν ἡ Δύναμις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡ καλουμένη Μεγάλη)

The demonstrative pronoun This stands for Simon. Alternate translation: [This man]

Note 6 topic: translate-names

ἡ Δύναμις τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἡ καλουμένη Μεγάλη

the Power ¬the ˱of˲_God ¬which ˓being˒_called Great

The Samaritans believed that Simon must be the embodiment of some great power, and thinking that this power was God, the highest of powers, they called it Great. Alternate translation: [an embodiment of the Great God] or [an embodiment of the supreme God]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἡ καλουμένη

the ¬which ˓being˒_called

If your language does not use the passive form called, you could state this in active form. Alternate translation: [that people call]