OET interlinear LUKE 6:45

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ὁ ἀγαθὸς ἄνθρωπος

the good person

Here, the word man refers to any person, male or female. Alternate translation: “A righteous person” or “A moral person”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐκ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ θησαυροῦ τῆς καρδίας

out_of the good treasure ˱of˲_the heart

Jesus is speaking of the good thoughts of a righteous person as if they were treasures stored deep inside that person. Alternate translation: “from the good things that he keeps deep inside himself” or “from the good things that he values deeply”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τῆς καρδίας

˱of˲_the heart

In this expression, the heart represents the thoughts and emotions. Alternate translation: “that he keeps deep inside himself” or “that he values deeply”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

προφέρει τὸ ἀγαθόν

/is/_bringing_forth the good

Producing what is good, the way a tree would produce fruit, is a metaphor for doing what is good. Alternate translation: “does what is good”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ

out_of the out_of the evil

For rhetorical purposes, Jesus is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would ordinarily need in order to be complete. The meaning can be inferred from earlier in the sentence. Alternate translation: “from the evil treasure of his heart”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ

out_of the out_of the evil

Once the meaning is inferred, it is clear that Jesus is speaking of the evil thoughts of a wicked person as if they were treasures stored deep inside that person, and of the heart to represent the thoughts and emotions. Alternate translation: “from the evil things that he keeps deep inside himself” or “from the evil things that he values deeply”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 3) ἐκ & περισσεύματος καρδίας λαλεῖ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ

out_of & /the/_excess ˱of˲_/the/_heart /is/_speaking the mouth ˱of˲_him

In this expression as well, the heart represents the thoughts and emotions. Alternate translation: “what a person is thinking and feeling is expressed in what he says”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 3) ἐκ & περισσεύματος καρδίας λαλεῖ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ

out_of & /the/_excess ˱of˲_/the/_heart /is/_speaking the mouth ˱of˲_him

The phrase his mouth represents the person as a whole, in the action of speaking. Alternate translation: “what a person is thinking and feeling comes out in what he says”