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
Original language and places
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.
- ὧνhōn“of whom”Relative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἦνēn“was”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἄξιοςaxios“worthy”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “worthy” · Strong's G0514
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κόσμος·kosmos“world;”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from κόσμος · “world” · Strong's G2889
- ἐπὶepi“in”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- ἐρημίαιςerēmiais“deserts”Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ἐρημία · “desert” · Strong's G2047
- πλανώμενοιplanōmenoi“wandering”Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from πλανάω · “to lead astray” · Strong's G4105
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὄρεσινoresin“in mountains”Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from ὄρος · “mountain” · Strong's G3735
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- σπηλαίοιςspēlaiois“in caves”Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from σπήλαιον · “cave” · Strong's G4693
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ταῖςtais“in the”Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὀπαῖςopais“holes”Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ὀπή · “hole” · Strong's G3692
- τῆςtēs“of the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- 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)