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

ἐκ γὰρ περισσεύματος καρδίας λαλεῖ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ

out_of out_of out_of for ˓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: [For what a person is thinking and feeling is expressed in what he says]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

ἐκ γὰρ περισσεύματος καρδίας λαλεῖ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ

out_of out_of out_of for ˓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: [For what a person is thinking and feeling comes out in what he says]