They were stoned,ἐλιθάσθησανthey were sawn in two,ἐπρίσθησανthey were killedφόνῳ ἀπέθανονbyἐνthe sword;μαχαίρηςthey went aboutπεριῆλθονinἐνsheepskins,μηλωταῖςinἐνgoatαἰγείοιςskins,δέρμασινdestitute,ὑστερούμενοιafflicted,θλιβόμενοιmistreatedκακουχούμενοι
Hebrews 11:37
Study it in the app“They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed by the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goat skins, destitute, afflicted, mistreated”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 11:37, word by word
- They were stonedἐλιθάσθησανelithasthēsan
stone
Stone, kill by throwing stones.
Where else “elithasthēsan” appears- they were sawn in twoἐπρίσθησανepristhēsan
saw in two
Saw, cut in two with a saw.
Where else “epristhēsan” appears- they were killedφόνῳphonōi
murder
Murder.
Where else “phonōi” appears- they were killedἀπέθανονapethanon
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apethanon” appears- the swordμαχαίρηςmachairēs
sword
Sword.
Where else “machairēs” appears- they went aboutπεριῆλθονperiēlthon
go around
Go around, go from place to place, travel about.
Where else “periēlthon” appears- sheepskinsμηλωταῖςmēlōtais
sheepskin
Sheepskin: a sheep's hide used as clothing.
Where else “mēlōtais” appears- goatαἰγείοιςaigeiois
of goats
Of a goat; made of goatskin.
Where else “aigeiois” appears- skinsδέρμασινdermasin
skin, hide
Skin, hide of an animal.
Where else “dermasin” appears- destituteὑστερούμενοιhysteroumenoi
lack
To lack something, be in need.
Where else “hysteroumenoi” appears- afflictedθλιβόμενοιthlibomenoi
afflict
To make suffer, or be in trouble.
Where else “thlibomenoi” appears- mistreatedκακουχούμενοιkakouchoumenoi
mistreat
Mistreat, treat badly; in the passive, be mistreated.
Where else “kakouchoumenoi” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add “they were tempted.”
The context
36And others experienced mockings and floggings, and even chains and prison.
37 · This verse (above)
38—of whom the world was not worthy— wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and the holes in the ground.