OET interlinear MAT 7:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

πολλοὶ

many

Jesus is using the adjective many as a noun to mean many people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “many men and women”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ

on that ¬the day

Here, the phrase that day refers to how God will judge everyone at the end of this time period. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “on the judgment day” or “when God is judging everyone”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

τῇ ἡμέρᾳ, Κύριε, Κύριε

¬the day Lord Lord

Here Jesus again quotes these people repeating the word Lord. Express the idea as you did in 7:21. Alternate translation: “day, ‘My Lord!’” or “day repeatedly, ‘Lord’”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὐ τῷ σῷ ὀνόματι ἐπροφητεύσαμεν, καὶ τῷ σῷ ὀνόματι δαιμόνια ἐξεβάλομεν, καὶ τῷ σῷ ὀνόματι δυνάμεις πολλὰς ἐποιήσαμεν?

not ¬the ˱in˲_your name ˱we˲_prophesied and ¬the ˱in˲_your name demons ˱we˲_cast_out and ¬the ˱in˲_your name miracles many ˱we˲_did

The people speaking are using the question form to to show that they did many good things for Jesus. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “we prophesied in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name did many mighty deeds.” or “we prophesied in your name, and we cast out demons in your name, and we did many mighty deeds in your name!”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τῷ σῷ ὀνόματι & τῷ σῷ ὀνόματι & τῷ σῷ ὀνόματι

¬the ˱in˲_your name & ¬the ˱in˲_your name & ¬the ˱in˲_your name

Here, the word name refers primarily to the person who has that name, and it focuses especially on that person’s authority. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “by your authority … by your authority … by your authority”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

(Occurrence -1) σῷ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: πολλοὶ ἐροῦσίν μοι ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ Κύριε Κύριε οὐ τῷ σῷ ὀνόματι ἐπροφητεύσαμεν καὶ τῷ σῷ ὀνόματι δαιμόνια ἐξεβάλομεν καὶ τῷ σῷ ὀνόματι δυνάμεις πολλὰς ἐποιήσαμεν)

Since the speakers are talking to Jesus, the word your in this verse is singular.