Hebrews 11:38

The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
Hebrews 11:38
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ὧν οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσμος· ἐπὶ ἐρημίαις πλανώμενοι καὶ ὄρεσιν καὶ σπηλαίοις καὶ ταῖς ὀπαῖς τῆς γῆς.

  1. ὧνhōn“of whom”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  2. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  3. ἦνēn“was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  4. ἄξιοςaxios“worthy”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “worthy” · Strong's G0514
  5. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. κόσμος·kosmos“world;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from κόσμος · “world” · Strong's G2889
  7. ἐπὶepi“in”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  8. ἐρημίαιςerēmiais“deserts”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ἐρημία · “desert” · Strong's G2047
  9. πλανώμενοιplanōmenoi“wandering”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from πλανάω · “to lead astray” · Strong's G4105
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. ὄρεσινoresin“in mountains”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from ὄρος · “mountain” · Strong's G3735
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. σπηλαίοιςspēlaiois“in caves”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from σπήλαιον · “cave” · Strong's G4693
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. ταῖςtais“in the”
    Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. ὀπαῖςopais“holes”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ὀπή · “hole” · Strong's G3692
  17. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. γῆς.gēs“earth.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from γῆ · “earth” · Strong's G1093G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)