Hebrews
Hebrews 11:37
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.
Footnotes
- f 11:37 NE, WH, BYZ, and TR include they were put to the test,
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.