Hebrews

Hebrews 11:37–38

³⁷They were stoned, they were sawed in two,^f they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. ³⁸The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.

Footnotes

f 11:37 NE, WH, BYZ, and TR include they were put to the test,

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Hebrews 11:37

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They were stoned	Ἐλιθάσθησαν	Elithasthēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G3034 I stone
they were sawed in two	ἐπρίσθησαν	epristhēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G4249 I saw, saw through
they were put to death	ἀπέθανον	apethanon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G599 I am dying, am about to die
by	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
sword	μαχαίρης	machairēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3162 a sword
They went around	περιῆλθον	periēlthon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4022 I move about, make a circuit, tack
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
sheepskins	μηλωταῖς	mēlōtais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G3374 a sheepskin
goatskins	αἰγείοις	aigeiois	Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural	G122 of a goat
destitute	ὑστερούμενοι	hysteroumenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5302 I am lacking, fall short, suffer need
oppressed	θλιβόμενοι	thlibomenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2346 I make narrow, persecute, press hard
mistreated	κακουχούμενοι	kakouchoumenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2558 I treat evilly

Hebrews 11:38

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
world	κόσμος	kosmos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2889 the world, universe
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
worthy	ἄξιος	axios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G514 worthy, worthy of, deserving
of	ὧν	hōn	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
They wandered	πλανώμενοι	planōmenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4105 I lead astray, deceive
in	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
deserts	ἐρημίαις	erēmiais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G2047 a desert place
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
mountains	ὄρεσιν	oresin	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G3735 a mountain
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
caves	σπηλαίοις	spēlaiois	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G4693 a cave, den
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
holes	ὀπαῖς	opais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G3692 a crevice, cave
in the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
ground	γῆς	gēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land

Cross-references

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Hebrews 11:37 2 Chronicles 24:21 · Jeremiah 26:23 · 1 Kings 19:10 · 1 Kings 21:13–15 · 2 Kings 1:8 · Acts 7:52 · 1 Kings 21:10

Hebrews 11:38 1 Kings 18:4 · 1 Samuel 22:1 · 1 Kings 19:9 · Isaiah 57:1 · 1 Samuel 24:1–3 · 1 Samuel 26:1 · 1 Kings 14:12–13 · 1 Kings 17:3 · 1 Kings 18:13 · Psalm 142:1–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.