OET interlinear MAT 8:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

δὲ

and

Here, the word Now introduces the next major event in the story. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: “Then,”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

προσήνεγκαν

˱they˲_brought

Here, the pronoun they refers to people in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers generally to people. Alternate translation: “other people brought”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

δαιμονιζομένους πολλούς

being_demon_possessed many

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “many whom demons possessed”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

πολλούς

many

Matthew 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 people”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὰ πνεύματα

the spirits

Here, the word spirits refers to the same spiritual beings that Matthew referred to earlier in the verse as demons. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the same term in both places or make it clear in another way that these are same beings. Alternate translation: “the demonic spirits”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

λόγῳ

˱by˲_/a/_word

Matthew is using the term word to mean something spoken using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “by speaking to them”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας

the_‹ones› sickly being

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of sickness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “the sick people”