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Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
εἰδότες
/having/_known
Here, the word knowing introduces a reason why Paul and those with him give thanks to God (see 1:2). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason. Alternate translation: [which we do because we know] or [since we know]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ἀδελφοὶ
brothers
Here and throughout the letter, Paul uses the term brothers to mean people who share the same faith. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [believing friends]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations
ἀδελφοὶ
brothers
Throughout the letter, although the term brothers is masculine, Paul is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If you retain the metaphor in your translation, and if it would be helpful in your language, you could say “brothers and sisters” to indicate this.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ἠγαπημένοι ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ
/having_been/_loved by ¬the God
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: [whom God is loving]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
τὴν ἐκλογὴν ὑμῶν,
the choice ˱of˲_you_all
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of election, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [that you have been chosen] or [that God has selected you]
1:4 dear brothers and sisters: Greek adelphoi, a generic term that refers to members of the same family, both male and female.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.