OET interlinear LUKE 11:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

ὅταν ὁ ἰσχυρὸς καθωπλισμένος

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὅταν ὁ ἰσχυρός καθωπλισμένος φυλάσσῃ τήν ἑαυτοῦ αὐλήν ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἐστίν τά ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ)

To help the people in the crowd understand what he has been teaching, Jesus tells a brief story that provides an illustration. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: [Then Jesus told the crowd this story to help them understand. “When a strong man who has all his weapons]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὁ ἰσχυρὸς καθωπλισμένος

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὅταν ὁ ἰσχυρός καθωπλισμένος φυλάσσῃ τήν ἑαυτοῦ αὐλήν ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἐστίν τά ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form. Alternate translation: [a strong man who has all his weapons]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

φυλάσσῃ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ αὐλήν

˓may_be˒_guarding (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὅταν ὁ ἰσχυρός καθωπλισμένος φυλάσσῃ τήν ἑαυτοῦ αὐλήν ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἐστίν τά ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ)

Jesus speaks of one part of a house, its courtyard or entrance area, to refer to the entire house. Alternate translation: [is guarding his own house]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἐστὶν τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ

in peace (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὅταν ὁ ἰσχυρός καθωπλισμένος φυλάσσῃ τήν ἑαυτοῦ αὐλήν ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἐστίν τά ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ)

This expression means that no one will disturb the man’s possessions, that is, they are safe from being stolen. Alternate translation: [no one can steal his possessions]