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OET (OET-LV) it_supposed to_also_me having_followed originally with_all things exactly, to_write to_you consecutively, most_excellent Theofilos,
OET (OET-RV) So since we had followed all these events so carefully, it seemed like a good idea to write this account for you, honoured Theophilus,
Note 1 topic: writing-background
παρηκολουθηκότι ἄνωθεν πᾶσιν ἀκριβῶς
/having/_followed originally ˱with˲_all_‹things› exactly
Luke provides this background information to explain that he was careful to find out exactly what happened. He probably talked to different people who saw what happened to make sure that what he wrote down about these events was correct. Alternate translation: “because I have conducted careful research and interviews”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / youformal
σοι & κράτιστε Θεόφιλε
˱to˲_you & most_excellent Theophilus
If your language has a formal form of you that it uses to address a superior respectfully, it would be appropriate to use that form here. There are many other places in the book of Luke where your language might use formal you, and these notes will not address all of them. Rather, as you translate, use formal and informal you in the way that would be most natural in your language. The notes will address a few cases where a careful decision should be made between the two forms.
κράτιστε Θεόφιλε
most_excellent Theophilus
Luke is dedicating this work to Theophilus, and within his dedication, this is the conventional personal greeting. If it would be more customary in your language and culture, you could put this greeting in 1:1 at the start of the dedication, at the very beginning of the book. Alternate translation: “To most excellent Theophilus”
κράτιστε
most_excellent
Luke uses the term most excellent to address Theophilus in a way that shows honor and respect. This may mean that Theophilus was an important government official. In your translation, it would be appropriate to use the form of address that your culture uses for people of high status. Alternate translation: “Honorable”
Note 3 topic: translate-names
Θεόφιλε
Theophilus
The name Theophilus means “friend of God.” It may describe this man’s character, or it may have been his actual name. Most translations treat it as a name.
1:3 As a good historian, Luke carefully investigated everything in the history of Jesus from the beginning in order to present a reliable historical account.
• an accurate account: Some versions translate this phrase “in consecutive order,” but it refers to an orderly or carefully written account, not to chronological sequence.
• The name Theophilus means “loved by God” or “one who loves God”; it is probably a personal name, not a descriptive name. Different theories identify him as (1) an influential unbeliever, (2) a new convert needing instruction, (3) the judge overseeing Paul’s trial (the book of Acts ends with Paul imprisoned in Rome, awaiting trial), or (4) the patron who sponsored Luke’s writing project. The last possibility is the most likely, as it was common to dedicate a literary work to a financial patron and the Greek word translated most honorable indicates someone of high social status.
OET (OET-LV) it_supposed to_also_me having_followed originally with_all things exactly, to_write to_you consecutively, most_excellent Theofilos,
OET (OET-RV) So since we had followed all these events so carefully, it seemed like a good idea to write this account for you, honoured Theophilus,
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.