OET interlinear REV 14:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐπατήθη ἡ ληνὸς

/was/_trodden the winepress

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: “workers trampled the winepress”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐπατήθη ἡ ληνὸς

/was/_trodden the winepress

John is referring to the grapes in the winepress by association with the winepress itself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “workers trampled the grapes in the winepress”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

αἷμα

blood

John is referring to a stream of blood by association with the blood that ran out of the winepress. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “a stream of blood”

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

ἄχρι τῶν χαλινῶν τῶν ἵππων

until the bridles ˱of˲_the horses

The word bridles describes sets of headgear that riders use to control horses. If your readers would not be familiar with what bridles are, you could use an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: “as high as horses’ heads”

Note 5 topic: translate-bdistance

σταδίων χιλίων ἑξακοσίων

stadiums thousand six_hundred

The word stadia is the plural form of “stadium,” which was a distance of about 185 meters. If it would be helpful in your language, you could give the equivalent in modern measurements. Alternate translation: “about 300 kilometers” or “about 200 miles”