They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
They were ſtoned, they were ſawen aſunder, were tempted, were ſlaine with the ſword: they wandered about in ſheepſkinnes, and goat ſkins, being deſtitute, afflicted, tormented.
ἐλιθάσθησαν, ἐπρίσθησαν, ἐπειράσθησαν, ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρας ἀπέθανον· περιῆλθον ἐν μηλωταῖς, ἐν αἰγείοις δέρμασιν, ὑστερούμενοι, θλιβόμενοι, κακουχούμενοι,
ἐλιθάσθησαν, ἐπρίσθησαν, ἐπειράσθησαν, ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρας ἀπέθανον, περιῆλθον ἐν μηλωταῖς, ἐν αἰγείοις δέρμασιν, ὑστερούμενοι, θλιβόμενοι, κακουχούμενοι,
αἴγειος , adjective, aigeios — of a goat (value 299)
G122,
αἴγειος aígeios, ah'-ee-ghi-os; from αἴξ aíx (a goat); belonging to a goat:—goat.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
ἀποθνήσκω , verb, apothnēskō — to die (value 1238)
G599,
†ἀποθνήσκω apothnḗskō, ap-oth-nace'-ko; from G575 and G2348; to die off (literally or figuratively):—be dead, death, die, lie a-dying, be slain (X with).to die
of the natural death of man
of the violent death of man or animals
to perish by means of something
of trees which dry up, of seeds which rot when planted
of eternal death, to be subject to eternal misery in hell
Used in 99 Verses, 15 Books 111  Occurrence Count
δέρμα , neuter noun, derma — the skin (value 150)
G1192,
δέρμα dérma, der'-mah; from G1194; a hide:—skin.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
ἐν , preposition, en — in, on, at, by, with (value 55)
G1722,
ἐν en, en; a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:—about, after, against, + almost, × altogether, among, × as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), × mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, × outwardly, one, × quickly, × shortly, (speedi-)ly, × that, × there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.Used in 2127 Verses, 27 Books 2799  Occurrence Count
θλίβω , verb, thlibō — to press, afflict (value 851)
G2346,
θλίβω thlíbō, thlee'-bo; akin to the base of G5147; to crowd (literally or figuratively):—afflict, narrow, throng, suffer tribulation, trouble.to press (as grapes), press hard upon
a compressed way
narrow straitened, contracted
metaph. to trouble, afflict, distress
Used in 10 Verses, 7 Books 10  Occurrence Count
κακουχέω , verb, kakoucheō — to ill-treat (value 1916)
G2558,
κακουχέω kakouchéō, kak-oo-kheh'-o; from a presumed compound of G2556 and G2192; to maltreat:—which suffer adversity, torment.to treat ill, oppress, plague
Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
λιθάζω , verb, lithazō — to throw stones, to stone (value 857)
G3034,
λιθάζω litházō, lith-ad'-zo; from G3037; to lapidate:—stone.to overwhelm or pelt with stones
of stoning, a Jewish mode of punishment
to pelt one with stones, in order either to wound or kill him
Used in 8 Verses, 4 Books 8  Occurrence Count
μάχαιρα , feminine noun, machaira — a short sword or dagger (value 753)
G3162,
μάχαιρα máchaira, makh'-ahee-rah; probably feminine of a presumed derivative of G3163; a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment:—sword.a large knife, used for killing animals and cutting up flesh
a small sword, as distinguished from a large sword
curved sword, for a cutting stroke
a straight sword, for thrusting
Used in 26 Verses, 9 Books 29  Occurrence Count
μηλωτή , feminine noun, mēlōtē — a sheepskin (value 1186)
G3374,
μηλωτή mēlōtḗ, may-lo-tay'; from μῆλον mēlon (a sheep); a sheep-skin:—sheepskin.a sheepskin
an outer robe or mantle since most mantles were made of skins
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
πειράζω , verb, peirazō — to make proof of, to attempt, test, tempt (value 1003)
G3985,
πειράζω peirázō, pi-rad'-zo; from G3984; to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline:—assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt(-er), try.to try whether a thing can be done
to attempt, endeavour
to try, make trial of, test: for the purpose of ascertaining his quality, or what he thinks, or how he will behave himself
in a good sense
in a bad sense, to test one maliciously, craftily to put to the proof his feelings or judgments
to try or test one's faith, virtue, character, by enticement to sin
to solicit to sin, to tempt
of the temptations of the devil
after the OT usage
of God: to inflict evils upon one in order to prove his character and the steadfastness of his faith
men are said to tempt God by exhibitions of distrust, as though they wished to try whether he is not justly distrusted
by impious or wicked conduct to test God's justice and patience, and to challenge him, as it were to give proof of his perfections.
Used in 35 Verses, 12 Books 39  Occurrence Count
περιέρχομαι , verb, perierchomai — to go about (value 1021)
G4022,
περιέρχομαι periérchomai, per-ee-er'-khom-ahee; from G4012 and G2064 (including its alternate); to come all around, i.e. stroll, vacillate, veer:—fetch a compass, vagabond, wandering about.to go about
of strollers
of wanderers
of navigators (making a circuit)
Used in 4 Verses, 3 Books 4  Occurrence Count
πρίζω , verb, prizō — to saw (in two) (value 997)
G4249,
πρίζω prízō, prid'-zo; a strengthened form of a primary prio (to saw); to saw in two:—saw asunder.to saw, to cut in two with a saw
To be "sawn asunder" was a kind of punishment among the Hebrews, which according to tradition was inflicted on the prophet Isaiah.
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
ὑστερέω , verb, hystereō — to come late, be behind, come short (value 1810)
G5302,
ὑστερέω hustĕrĕō, hoos-ter-eh'-o; from G5306; to be later, i.e. (by implication) to be inferior; generally, to fall short (be deficient):—come behind (short), be destitute, fail, lack, suffer need, (be in) want, be the worse.behind
to come late or too tardily
to be left behind in the race and so fail to reach the goal, to fall short of the end
metaph. fail to become a partaker, fall back from
to be inferior in power, influence and rank
of the person: to be inferior to
to fail, be wanting
to be in want of, lack
to suffer want, to be devoid of, to lack (be inferior) in excellence, worth
Used in 16 Verses, 9 Books 16  Occurrence Count
φόνος , masculine noun, phonos — a murder (value 890)
G5408,
φόνος phónos, fon'-os; from an obsolete primary φένω phénō (to slay); murder:—murder, + be slain with, slaughter.Used in 10 Verses, 8 Books 10  Occurrence Count
| Hebrews 11:37Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 10841) |
| ἐλιθάσθησαν, ἐπρίσθησαν, ἐπειράσθησαν, ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρας ἀπέθανον· περιῆλθον ἐν μηλωταῖς, ἐν αἰγείοις δέρμασιν, ὑστερούμενοι, θλιβόμενοι, κακουχούμενοι, |
| Verse #30210 (Ch. #1144) — 16 words, 127 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| They were stoned, |
G3034lithazō |
λιθάζω |
857 |
| they were sawn asunder, |
G4249prizō |
πρίζω |
997 |
| were tempted, |
G3985peirazō |
πειράζω |
1003 |
| were slain |
G599apothnēskō |
ἀποθνήσκω |
1238 |
| with |
G1722en |
ἐν |
55 |
| the sword: |
G3162machaira |
μάχαιρα |
753 |
| they wandered about |
G4022perierchomai |
περιέρχομαι |
1021 |
| in |
G1722en |
ἐν |
55 |
| sheepskins |
G3374mēlōtē |
μηλωτή |
1186 |
| and |
G1722en |
ἐν |
55 |
| goatskins; |
G1192derma |
δέρμα |
150 |
| being destitute, |
G5302hystereō |
ὑστερέω |
1810 |
| afflicted, |
G2346thlibō |
θλίβω |
851 |
| tormented; |
G2558kakoucheō |
κακουχέω |
1916 |
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