The words and grammatical structure of the Greek language are quite different from those of English. Remember that the Translator's Notes aim to help translators understand the full meaning of the original Greek text. Some technical words Source language is the language from which a translation is made, the language you are translating from . Receptor language is the language into which a translation is made, the language you are translating into . Implied information is meaning which is not stated explicitly in words but is part of the meaning of the original text, or what was understood by the original audience.
Explicit information is that part of a message which is clearly stated in words.
Text refers to the words and sentences that make up a writing or a passage. Second language is a language that a person has learned after he learned his own language. A person's second language is usually not the language of his parents, but a trade or national language. An English dictionary. The Advanced Learner's English Dictionary , published by Oxford University Press, or Longman's English Dictionary are suggested.