OET interlinear LUKE 6:48

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδομοῦντι οἰκίαν

˱to˲_˓a˒_man building ˓a˒_house

Here Jesus is using man in the generic sense. Alternate translation: [a person building a house]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

ἔσκαψεν καὶ ἐβάθυνεν καὶ ἔθηκεν θεμέλιον ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν

dug (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅμοιος ἐστίν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδομοῦντι οἰκίαν ὅς ἔσκαψεν καί ἐβάθυνεν καί ἔθηκεν θεμέλιον ἐπί τήν πέτραν πλημμύρης δέ γενομένης προσέρηξεν ὁ ποταμός τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἐκείνῃ καί οὐκ ἴσχυσεν σαλεῦσαι αὐτήν διά τό καλῶς οἰκοδομῆσθαι αὐτήν)

The foundation is the part of a house that connects it to the ground. People in Jesus’ time dug down into the ground until they reached a layer of solid rock, and then they began to build on the rock. You could describe this more fully in your translation. Alternatively, if the people of your culture would not be familiar with laying the foundation of a house on bedrock, you could instead describe how they would ensure that a dwelling was safe and stable. Alternate translation: [dug down deep enough to reach a layer of solid rock and set the foundation of the house on it]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

ἔσκαψεν καὶ ἐβάθυνεν

dug (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅμοιος ἐστίν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδομοῦντι οἰκίαν ὅς ἔσκαψεν καί ἐβάθυνεν καί ἔθηκεν θεμέλιον ἐπί τήν πέτραν πλημμύρης δέ γενομένης προσέρηξεν ὁ ποταμός τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἐκείνῃ καί οὐκ ἴσχυσεν σαλεῦσαι αὐτήν διά τό καλῶς οἰκοδομῆσθαι αὐτήν)

This phrase expresses a single idea by using two words connected with and. The expression dug deep tells what goal the person had when he or she dug down. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [dug down deep enough]

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

τὴν πέτραν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅμοιος ἐστίν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδομοῦντι οἰκίαν ὅς ἔσκαψεν καί ἐβάθυνεν καί ἔθηκεν θεμέλιον ἐπί τήν πέτραν πλημμύρης δέ γενομένης προσέρηξεν ὁ ποταμός τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἐκείνῃ καί οὐκ ἴσχυσεν σαλεῦσαι αὐτήν διά τό καλῶς οἰκοδομῆσθαι αὐτήν)

This means the layer of hard rock that lies deep under the soil. Alternate translation: [bedrock]

ποταμὸς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅμοιος ἐστίν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδομοῦντι οἰκίαν ὅς ἔσκαψεν καί ἐβάθυνεν καί ἔθηκεν θεμέλιον ἐπί τήν πέτραν πλημμύρης δέ γενομένης προσέρηξεν ὁ ποταμός τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἐκείνῃ καί οὐκ ἴσχυσεν σαλεῦσαι αὐτήν διά τό καλῶς οἰκοδομῆσθαι αὐτήν)

Alternate translation: [floodwaters]

προσέρηξεν

dashed_against

Alternate translation: [crashed against]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

οὐκ ἴσχυσεν σαλεῦσαι αὐτὴν

not ˱it˲_was_able ˓to˒_shake (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅμοιος ἐστίν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδομοῦντι οἰκίαν ὅς ἔσκαψεν καί ἐβάθυνεν καί ἔθηκεν θεμέλιον ἐπί τήν πέτραν πλημμύρης δέ γενομένης προσέρηξεν ὁ ποταμός τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἐκείνῃ καί οὐκ ἴσχυσεν σαλεῦσαι αὐτήν διά τό καλῶς οἰκοδομῆσθαι αὐτήν)

Jesus is describing what the waters would do at first to represent what they would ultimately do if they could. This meaning is clear from what he says in the next verse. Alternate translation: [it could not destroy it]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

διὰ τὸ καλῶς οἰκοδομῆσθαι αὐτήν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅμοιος ἐστίν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδομοῦντι οἰκίαν ὅς ἔσκαψεν καί ἐβάθυνεν καί ἔθηκεν θεμέλιον ἐπί τήν πέτραν πλημμύρης δέ γενομένης προσέρηξεν ὁ ποταμός τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἐκείνῃ καί οὐκ ἴσχυσεν σαλεῦσαι αὐτήν διά τό καλῶς οἰκοδομῆσθαι αὐτήν)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who did the action. Alternate translation: [because the person had built it well]