OET interlinear MAT 21:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐσείσθη πᾶσα ἡ πόλις λέγουσα

˓was˒_shaken (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἰσελθόντος αὐτοῦ εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἐσείσθη πάσα ἡ πόλις λέγουσα Τίς ἐστίν οὗτος)

Matthew is using the term city to mean the people who live in that city. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [all the people who lived in the city were shaken, saying]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐσείσθη πᾶσα ἡ πόλις

˓was˒_shaken (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἰσελθόντος αὐτοῦ εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἐσείσθη πάσα ἡ πόλις λέγουσα Τίς ἐστίν οὗτος)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was what Jesus did and how the crowds greeted him. Alternate translation: [this shook the whole city]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐσείσθη

˓was˒_shaken

Matthew is speaking of people becoming agitated as if they were shaken. He could be implying: (1) that the people of the city were concerned or confused. Alternate translation: [was disturbed] or [was greatly concerned]; (2) that the people were excited. Alternate translation: [was excited]

Note 4 topic: writing-quotations

λέγουσα

saying

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [and the people said]