OET interlinear MAT 24:28

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-proverbs

ὅπου ἐὰν ᾖ τὸ πτῶμα, ἐκεῖ συναχθήσονται οἱ ἀετοί

wherever ¬if may_be the corpse there /will_be_being/_gathered_together the vultures

Here, Jesus uses or invents a proverb in order to teach. See the chapter introduction for what this proverb might mean in this context. Since there are many things that it might mean, you should express the idea in a form that your readers would recognize as a proverb without explaining its meaning. Alternate translation: “Vultures are gathered wherever there is a corpse”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

συναχθήσονται οἱ ἀετοί

/will_be_being/_gathered_together the vultures

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. Alternate translation: “the vultures will gather”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

οἱ ἀετοί

the vultures

The word vultures describes large birds that travel in flocks and eat the flesh of dead animals that they find. If your readers would not be familiar with vultures, you could use the name of similar birds in your area, or you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: “the scavenger birds”