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OET interlinear EPH 1:16

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SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. οὒ
    2. ou
    3. not
    4. don't
    5. 37560
    6. D·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128280
    1. παύομαι
    2. pauō
    3. I am ceasing
    4. -
    5. 39730
    6. VIPM1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ ceasing
    8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ ceasing
    9. -
    10. Y64; R127999; Person=Paul
    11. 128281
    1. εὐχαριστῶν
    2. euχaristeō
    3. giving thanks
    4. giving thanks
    5. 21680
    6. VPPA·NMS
    7. giving_thanks
    8. giving_thanks
    9. -
    10. Y64; R127999; Person=Paul
    11. 128282
    1. ὑπέρ
    2. huper
    3. for
    4. for
    5. 52280
    6. P·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128283
    1. ὑμῶν
    2. su
    3. you all
    4. -
    5. 47710
    6. R···2G·P
    7. you_all
    8. you_all
    9. -
    10. Y64; R128008
    11. 128284
    1. μνείαν
    2. mneia
    3. mentioning
    4. mentioning
    5. 34170
    6. N····AFS
    7. mentioning
    8. mentioning
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128285
    1. ὑμῶν
    2. su
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 47710
    6. R···2G·P
    7. you_all
    8. you_all
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 128286
    1. ποιούμενος
    2. poieō
    3. making
    4. -
    5. 41600
    6. VPPM·NMS
    7. making
    8. making
    9. -
    10. Y64; R127999; Person=Paul
    11. 128287
    1. ἐπί
    2. epi
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 19090
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128288
    1. τῶν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GFP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128289
    1. προσευχῶν
    2. proseuχē
    3. prayers
    4. prayers
    5. 43350
    6. N····GFP
    7. prayers
    8. prayers
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128290
    1. μού
    2. egō
    3. of me
    4. my
    5. 14730
    6. R···1G·S
    7. ˱of˲ me
    8. ˱of˲ me
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128291

OET (OET-LV) I_am_ not _ceasing giving_thanks for you_all, making mentioning in the prayers of_me,

OET (OET-RV) I don’t stop giving thanks for all of you, mentioning you in my prayers,

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:15–23: Paul prayed for the believers at Ephesus

Paul started the next section by thanking God for the faith and love of the Christians in Ephesus. Then he prayed that they might know God better. Specifically, he prayed that they might know the good things that they can hope for in the future, the blessings that God has promised to his people and the greatness of God’s power. This is the power that raised Jesus from death and put him in the place of highest honor in heaven.

In Greek this whole section is one very long sentence. You will probably need to break it into several shorter sentences in your translation.

Here are some other examples for a heading for this section:

Paul’s prayer (GNT, CEV, NCV)

Paul’s prayer for spiritual wisdom (NLT)

Thanksgiving and prayer (NIV)

1:16a

I have not stopped giving thanks for you,

I have not stopped giving thanks: The clause I have not stopped giving thanks contains a figure of speech.“Not stopped” is a litotes. Paul used the negative expression not stopped to emphasize a positive idea. The meaning is “I give thanks all the time.” If this figure of speech does not occur naturally in your language, translate the meaning directly. For example:

I thank God continually for you (JBP)

1:16b

remembering you in my prayers,

remembering you in my prayers: The clause remembering you in my prayers means that when Paul prayed, he spoke to God about them. This does not mean that at other times Paul forgot about the Christians!

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

as I mention you in my prayers (CEV)

I pray for you constantly (NLT)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

οὐ παύομαι εὐχαριστῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὒ παύομαι εὐχαριστῶν ὑπέρ ὑμῶν μνείαν ποιούμενος ἐπί τῶν προσευχῶν μού)

Paul is using a figure of speech here that expresses a strongly positive meaning by using a negative word, not, together with an expression that is the opposite of the intended meaning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the positive meaning. Paul uses not stopped to emphasize that he continues to thank God. Alternate translation: [I continue to thank God]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

οὐ παύομαι εὐχαριστῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὒ παύομαι εὐχαριστῶν ὑπέρ ὑμῶν μνείαν ποιούμενος ἐπί τῶν προσευχῶν μού)

Paul uses this exaggeration to emphasize that he thanks God very often. Alternate translation: [I continue to thank God] or [I often thank God]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. I am
    2. -
    3. 39730
    5. pauō
    6. V-IPM1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ ceasing
    8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ ceasing
    9. -
    10. Y64; R127999; Person=Paul
    11. 128281
    1. not
    2. don't
    3. 37560
    5. ou
    6. D-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128280
    1. ceasing
    2. -
    3. 39730
    5. pauō
    6. V-IPM1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ ceasing
    8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ ceasing
    9. -
    10. Y64; R127999; Person=Paul
    11. 128281
    1. giving thanks
    2. giving thanks
    3. 21680
    5. euχaristeō
    6. V-PPA·NMS
    7. giving_thanks
    8. giving_thanks
    9. -
    10. Y64; R127999; Person=Paul
    11. 128282
    1. for
    2. for
    3. 52280
    5. huper
    6. P-·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128283
    1. you all
    2. -
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2G·P
    7. you_all
    8. you_all
    9. -
    10. Y64; R128008
    11. 128284
    1. making
    2. -
    3. 41600
    5. poieō
    6. V-PPM·NMS
    7. making
    8. making
    9. -
    10. Y64; R127999; Person=Paul
    11. 128287
    1. mentioning
    2. mentioning
    3. 34170
    5. mneia
    6. N-····AFS
    7. mentioning
    8. mentioning
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128285
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 19090
    5. epi
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128288
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GFP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128289
    1. prayers
    2. prayers
    3. 43350
    5. proseuχē
    6. N-····GFP
    7. prayers
    8. prayers
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128290
    1. of me
    2. my
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1G·S
    7. ˱of˲ me
    8. ˱of˲ me
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128291

OET (OET-LV) I_am_ not _ceasing giving_thanks for you_all, making mentioning in the prayers of_me,

OET (OET-RV) I don’t stop giving thanks for all of you, mentioning you in my prayers,

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 CNTR.

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