OET interlinear MARK 6:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

γενομένης ἡμέρας εὐκαίρου

/having/_become /a/_day opportune

Here Mark implies that it was an opportune day for Herodias to convince Herod to have John executed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “a good opportunity for Herodias to kill John having come” or “a day having come when it was a good time for Herodias to have Herod execute John”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

δεῖπνον ἐποίησεν

/a/_supper made

Here Mark implies that Herod had his servants make a dinner. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “had his servants make a dinner”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

τοῖς γενεσίοις αὐτοῦ

˱on˲_the birthday_celebrations ˱of˲_him

In some cultures, people celebrate a birthday, the day that someone was born. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of celebration, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “for his birthday celebration” or “for celebrations on the anniversary of his birth”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοῖς μεγιστᾶσιν αὐτοῦ

˱on˲_the ˱to˲_the magnates ˱of˲_him

Here, the phrase his great ones refers to the important people in Herod’s court. They were probably high-ranking officials who served under Herod. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “his high-ranking courtiers” or “the important people in his court”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τοῖς πρώτοις τῆς Γαλιλαίας

˱on˲_the ˱to˲_the ˱to˲_the ˱to˲_the leaders ¬the ˱of˲_Galilee

Here, Mark refers to important or respected people as if they were first. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the respected of Galilee” or “the significant ones of Galilee”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τοῖς πρώτοις

˱on˲_the ˱to˲_the ˱to˲_the ˱to˲_the leaders

Mark is using the adjective first as a noun to mean first people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “for the first people” or “for the people who were first”