OET interlinear 1TIM 5:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

but

Here, the word But introduces the next thing that Paul wants to write. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next idea, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: “Further,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

καὶ & μανθάνουσιν

also & ˱they˲_/are/_learning_‹to_be›

Here, learn represents experiencing something by doing it repeatedly. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar idea in 5:4. Alternate translation: “they are also consistently” or “they figure out how to be”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

περιερχόμεναι τὰς οἰκίας

going_around ¬the houses

Here Paul implies that these young widows may visit one house after another. The rest of the verse implies that they would do this in order to gossip and learn what other people were doing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “going from house to house”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

φλύαροι καὶ περίεργοι, λαλοῦσαι τὰ μὴ δέοντα

gossips and meddling speaking the_‹things› not fitting

These two terms and a phrase mean similar things. The word babblers refers to people who say many things that do not mean very much. The word meddlers refers to people who try to figure out what others are doing and interfere in it. The phrase saying what they should not refers to speaking about things that should not be spoken about. Paul is using these three terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with two phrases or one general statement. Alternate translation: “meddling and saying what they should not” or “meddling by their gossip”