Hebrews 11:38
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
([men] of whomὧν
(ōn)
3739: usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, thata prim. pronoun
the worldκόσμος
(kosmos)
2889: order, the worlda prim. word
was not worthy),ἄξιος
(axios)
514: of weight, of worth, worthyfrom agó (in the sense of to weigh)
wanderingπλανώμενοι
(planōmenoi)
4105: to cause to wander, to wanderfrom plané
in desertsἐρημίαις
(erēmiais)
2047: a solitude, a wildernessfrom erémos
and mountainsὄρεσιν
(oresin)
3735: a mountaina prim. word
and cavesσπηλαίοις
(spēlaiois)
4693: a cavefrom speos (a cave)
and holesὀπαῖς
(opais)
3692: an opening, a holeprobably from a prim. root op- (cf. horaó)
in the ground.γῆς
(gēs)
1093: the earth, landa prim. word


















KJV Lexicon
ων  relative pronoun - genitive plural masculine
hos  hos:  the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that -- one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc.
ουκ  particle - nominative
ou  oo:  no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but.
ην  verb - imperfect indicative - third person singular
en  ane:  I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were) -- + agree, be, have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
αξιος  adjective - nominative singular masculine
axios  ax'-ee-os:  deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise) -- due reward, meet, (un-)worthy.
ο  definite article - nominative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
κοσμος  noun - nominative singular masculine
kosmos  kos'-mos:  orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally) -- adorning, world.
εν  preposition
en  en:  in, at, (up-)on, by, etc.
ερημιαις  noun - dative plural feminine
eremia  er-ay-mee'-ah:  solitude (concretely) -- desert, wilderness.
πλανωμενοι  verb - present passive participle - nominative plural masculine
planao  plan-ah'-o:  to (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue) -- go astray, deceive, err, seduce, wander, be out of the way.;
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
ορεσιν  noun - dative plural neuter
oros  or'-os:  a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain): -hill, mount(-ain).
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
σπηλαιοις  noun - dative plural neuter
spelaion  spay'-lah-yon:  a cavern; by implication, a hiding-place or resort -- cave, den.
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
ταις  definite article - dative plural feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
οπαις  noun - dative plural feminine
ope  op-ay':  a hole (as if for light), i.e. cavern; by analogy, a spring (of water) -- cave, place.
της  definite article - genitive singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
γης  noun - genitive singular feminine
ge  ghay:  soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application) -- country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
(men of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground.

King James Bible
(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and on mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.

International Standard Version
The world wasn't worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and from caves to holes in the ground.

NET Bible
(the world was not worthy of them); they wandered in deserts and mountains and caves and openings in the earth.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Persons of whom the world was not worthy; and they were as wanderers in desert places and in mountains and in caves and caverns of The Earth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The world didn't deserve these good people. Some wandered around in deserts and mountains and lived in caves and holes in the ground.

King James 2000 Bible
(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
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