OET interlinear 1 COR 14:37

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἴ τις δοκεῖ προφήτης εἶναι ἢ πνευματικός

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Εἰ τὶς δοκεῖ προφήτης εἶναι ἤ πνευματικός ἐπιγινωσκέτω ἅ γράφω ὑμῖν ὅτι Κυρίου ἐστίν ἐντολή)

Here Paul speaks as If some of the Corinthians might think that they are “prophets” or spiritual, but he knows that some of them do think in this way. He uses If to identify these people as the ones that he is addressing. If your language does not use If to identify a certain group of people, you can use a form that does do this. Alternate translation: [Whoever thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

δοκεῖ & ἐπιγινωσκέτω

˓is˒_supposing & ˱him˲_˓let_be˒_recognizing

Although himself and him are masculine, Paul is using these words to refer to anyone, whether man or woman. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express himself and him with non gendered words or refer to both genders. Alternate translation: [thinks himself or herself … let him or her]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

ἐπιγινωσκέτω

˱him˲_˓let_be˒_recognizing

Here Paul uses a third-person imperative. If you have third-person imperatives in your language, you could use one here. If you do not have third-person imperatives, you could express the idea using a word or phrase such as “should” or “needs to.” Alternate translation: [he needs to acknowledge] or [he should acknowledge]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

γράφω

˱I˲_˓am˒_writing

Here Paul uses the present tense to refer to this letter, 1 Corinthians. If your language would not use the present tense to refer to a letter that one is currently writing, you could use the tense that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [I have written]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

Κυρίου & ἐντολή

˱of˲_˓the˒_Lord & ˓a˒_commandment

Here Paul uses the possessive form to the describe the command as: (1) a command that he gives with the authority of the Lord. Alternate translation: [a command that the Lord authorizes] or [a command that has the Lord’s authority] (2) a command that the Lord gave or currently gives. Alternate translation: [a command that the Lord gives]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

Κυρίου & ἐντολή

˱of˲_˓the˒_Lord & ˓a˒_commandment

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind command, you can express the idea by using a verb such as “command.” Alternate translation: [what the Lord commands]