OET interlinear LUKE 7:39

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

εἶπεν ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων

˱he˲_spoke by himself saying

As noted in [3:10](../03/10.md), Luke often uses the word saying to introduce a quotation. Particularly in cases like this one, if you indicate the quotation in some other way, such as with quotation marks, you do not need to represent this word in your translation.

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-condition-contrary

οὗτος εἰ ἦν προφήτης, ἐγίνωσκεν ἂν τίς καὶ ποταπὴ ἡ γυνὴ, ἥτις ἅπτεται αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἁμαρτωλός ἐστιν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἰδών Δέ ὁ Φαρισαῖος ὁ καλέσας αὐτόν εἶπεν ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων Οὗτος εἰ ἦν προφήτης ἐγίνωσκεν ἄν τίς καί ποταπή ἡ γυνή ἥτις ἅπτεται αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἁμαρτωλός ἐστίν)

This Pharisee is making a conditional statement that sounds hypothetical, but he is already convinced that the condition is not true. He has concluded that Jesus must not be a prophet, because he allowed this sinful woman to touch him, and a prophet would have known she was sinful and not allowed that. Alternate translation: [Jesus must not be a prophet, because if he were, he would know that the woman who is touching him is a sinner]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τίς καὶ ποταπὴ ἡ γυνὴ, ἥτις ἅπτεται αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἁμαρτωλός ἐστιν

who (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἰδών Δέ ὁ Φαρισαῖος ὁ καλέσας αὐτόν εἶπεν ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων Οὗτος εἰ ἦν προφήτης ἐγίνωσκεν ἄν τίς καί ποταπή ἡ γυνή ἥτις ἅπτεται αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἁμαρτωλός ἐστίν)

Simon assumed that a prophet would never allow a sinner to touch him. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state his assumption explicitly. Alternate translation: [that this woman is a sinner, and he would not allow her to touch him]