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—of whomὧνthe worldὁ κόσμοςwasἦνnotοὐκworthy—ἄξιοςwanderingπλανώμενοιinἐπὶdesertsἐρημίαιςandκαὶmountainsὄρεσιandκαὶcavesσπηλαίοιςandκαὶthe holesταῖς ὀπαῖςin the ground.τῆς γῆς
Hebrews 11:38
Study it in the app“—of whom the world was not worthy— wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and the holes in the ground.”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 11:38, word by word
- the worldκόσμοςkosmos
world against God
People who live with their backs to God.
Where else “kosmos” appears- wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- worthy—ἄξιοςaxios
worthy
That has earned something good.
Where else “axios” appears- wanderingπλανώμενοιplanōmenoi
go astray
To lose one's way, or be wrong.
Where else “planōmenoi” appears- desertsἐρημίαιςerēmiais
desolate place
Lonely place, wilderness.
Where else “erēmiais” appears- mountainsὄρεσιoresi
mountain
Mountain, hill.
Where else “oresi” appears- cavesσπηλαίοιςspēlaiois
cave
Cave.
Where else “spēlaiois” appears- the holesὀπαῖςopais
hole
Hollows in rock or earth where one hides.
Where else “opais” appears- in the groundγῆςgēs
ground
What is underfoot, dry land.
Where else “gēs” appears
The context
37They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed by the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goat skins, destitute, afflicted, mistreated
38 · This verse (above)
39And all these, though they received testimony through their faith, did not receive the promise,