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Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
περιπατεῖτε πρὸς
/be/_walking toward
Here Paul uses the word Walk to refer to consistent, habitual behavior (like putting one foot in front of the other). In this image, walking toward someone refers to consistent behavior in relationship with that person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea with a comparable metaphor or plainly. Alternate translation: [Act … with]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
ἐν σοφίᾳ
in wisdom
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind wisdom, you could express the idea with an adverb such as “wisely” or an adjective such as “wise.” Alternate translation: [in wise ways]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
τοὺς ἔξω
the_‹ones› outside
The phrase the ones outside is a way to identify people who do not belong to one’s group. Here, those outside would be anyone who does not believe in Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable word or phrase for people who are not in one’s group. Alternate translation: [outsiders]
Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-time-simultaneous
ἐξαγοραζόμενοι
redeeming
The word redeeming introduces an example of how to “walk in wisdom toward those outside.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a customary way to indicate that the redeeming happens at the same time as “walking in wisdom” and gives an example of how it might look. Alternate translation: [which includes redeeming]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
τὸν καιρὸν ἐξαγοραζόμενοι
the time redeeming
Here Paul speaks of time as something that one could be redeeming. The picture is of a person buying time from someone. Paul uses this picture to refer to making the most of (redeeming) one’s opportunities (the time). If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this idea with a comparable metaphor or express it plainly. Alternate translation: [making the most of every chance you have]
4:5 make the most of every opportunity (literally buy up the time): Like people who are buying up a product offered at a good price, Christians are to “buy up” every opportunity God gives them to share the Good News and to serve others.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.