Hebrews 11:37

“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”

Hebrews 11:37 · direct translation from the Greek
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Hebrews 11:37, word by word

They were stonedἐλιθάσθησανelithasthēsan

stone

Stone, kill by throwing stones.

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they were sawn in twoἐπρίσθησανepristhēsan

saw in two

Saw, cut in two with a saw.

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they were killedφόνῳphonōi

murder

Murder.

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they were killedἀπέθανονapethanon

die

To stop living: the end of life in the body.

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the swordμαχαίρηςmachairēs

sword

Sword.

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they went aboutπεριῆλθονperiēlthon

go around

Go around, go from place to place, travel about.

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sheepskinsμηλωταῖςmēlōtais

sheepskin

Sheepskin: a sheep's hide used as clothing.

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goatαἰγείοιςaigeiois

of goats

Of a goat; made of goatskin.

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skinsδέρμασινdermasin

skin, hide

Skin, hide of an animal.

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destituteὑστερούμενοιhysteroumenoi

lack

To lack something, be in need.

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afflictedθλιβόμενοιthlibomenoi

afflict

To make suffer, or be in trouble.

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mistreatedκακουχούμενοιkakouchoumenoi

mistreat

Mistreat, treat badly; in the passive, be mistreated.

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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.

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