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Koine Greek wordlink #145429

SR GNT Heb 11:37 μηλωταῖς (maʸlōtais) ‘they died_off they went_around in sheepskins in goat skins’ Strongs=33740 Lemma=mēlōtē^*
Word role=noun case=dative gender=feminine number=plural
Year=64 AD

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Only use of identical word form μηλωταῖς (N-DFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μηλωταῖς’ (N-DFP) is always and only glossed as ‘sheepskins’.

Heb 11:37 ‘they died_off they went_around in sheepskins in goat skins’ SR GNT Heb 11:37 word 11

OET-LV: 37 They _were _stoned, they _were _sawn, they _were _tempted, by murder sword they _died _off, they _went _around in sheepskins, in goat skins, being _deficient, being _oppressed, being _mistreated, (HEB_11:37)

OET-RV: 37 They had rocks thrown at them to kill them, they were sawn in half, they were tempted, they were killed with swords. Living in poverty, they went around in skins of goats and sheep, and were mistreated by others. (HEB 11:37)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘mēlōtē’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun DFP=dative,feminine,plural