OET interlinear REV 3:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

ἰδοὺ, δέδωκα ἐνώπιόν σου θύραν ἠνεῳγμένην, ἣν οὐδεὶς δύναται κλεῖσαι αὐτήν

behold ˱I˲_/have/_given before you /a/_door (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα ἰδοὺ δέδωκα ἐνώπιόν σου θύραν ἀνεῳγμένην ἣν οὐδεὶς δύναται κλεῖσαι αὐτήν ὅτι μικρὰν ἔχεις δύναμιν καὶ ἐτήρησάς μου τὸν λόγον καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσω τὸ ὄνομά μου)

In order to keep what Jesus says he knows about the believers in Philadelphia together with the phrase I know your works, you may wish to move this statement to the end of the verse and make it a separate sentence.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

δέδωκα ἐνώπιόν σου θύραν ἠνεῳγμένην

˱I˲_/have/_given before you /a/_door (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα ἰδοὺ δέδωκα ἐνώπιόν σου θύραν ἀνεῳγμένην ἣν οὐδεὶς δύναται κλεῖσαι αὐτήν ὅτι μικρὰν ἔχεις δύναμιν καὶ ἐτήρησάς μου τὸν λόγον καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσω τὸ ὄνομά μου)

This opened door could symbolize: (1) an opportunity to proclaim the gospel or (2) entrance into everlasting life with Jesus. However, since the image of the door continues the image of the key from the previous verse, you may wish to retain the image by translating the phrase I have put before you an opened door directly.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

δέδωκα ἐνώπιόν σου θύραν ἠνεῳγμένην

˱I˲_/have/_given before you /a/_door (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα ἰδοὺ δέδωκα ἐνώπιόν σου θύραν ἀνεῳγμένην ἣν οὐδεὶς δύναται κλεῖσαι αὐτήν ὅτι μικρὰν ἔχεις δύναμιν καὶ ἐτήρησάς μου τὸν λόγον καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσω τὸ ὄνομά μου)

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: [I have opened a door before you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

δέδωκα ἐνώπιόν σου θύραν ἠνεῳγμένην

˱I˲_/have/_given before you /a/_door (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα ἰδοὺ δέδωκα ἐνώπιόν σου θύραν ἀνεῳγμένην ἣν οὐδεὶς δύναται κλεῖσαι αὐτήν ὅτι μικρὰν ἔχεις δύναμιν καὶ ἐτήρησάς μου τὸν λόγον καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσω τὸ ὄνομά μου)

Here the word before means “in front of.” The implication is that the believers in Philadelphia can go through this door, since it is open right in front of them. Alternate translation: [I have opened a door in front of you that you can go through]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

ἣν οὐδεὶς δύναται κλεῖσαι αὐτήν

which no_one /is/_able /to/_shut it

It might seem that this expression contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. Alternate translation: [that no one is able to shut]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐτήρησάς μου τὸν λόγον

˱you˲_kept ˱of˲_me the word

Jesus is using the term word to mean the commandments he has given by using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you have obeyed my commandments]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

οὐκ ἠρνήσω τὸ ὄνομά μου

not ˱you˲_disowned the name ˱of˲_me

Here, name represents a person by association with the way that each person has a name. Alternate translation: [you have not denied me]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐκ ἠρνήσω τὸ ὄνομά μου

not ˱you˲_disowned the name ˱of˲_me

If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative particle not and the negative verb denied. Alternate translation: [you have acknowledged me] or [you have acknowledged that you believe in me]