Marturomai μαρτύρομαι
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| μαρτύρομαι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | marturomai |
| Strong's number | G3143 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to testify |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (2) |
Marturomai (Greek μαρτύρομαι, Strong's G3143) is a Greek verb meaning “to testify”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μαρτύρομαι
(μάρτυρ), [in LXX: Jdth.7:28, 1Ma.2:56 א)* ;]
to summon as witness (M, Th., 25 f.; Hort., 1Pe., 53 f.; Lft., Notes, 29; Ga 203), hence,
(a) to protest, affirm solemnly: before ὅτι, Act.20:26, Gal.5:3;
(b) to adjure, beseech: with dative of person(s), Act.26:22; with accusative and inf., Eph.4:17; before εἰς, 1Th.2:12 (cf. δια-, προ-μαρτύρομαι).†
(AS)
(μάρτυρ), [in LXX: Jdth.7:28, 1Ma.2:56 א)* ;]
to summon as witness (M, Th., 25 f.; Hort., 1Pe., 53 f.; Lft., Notes, 29; Ga 203), hence,
(a) to protest, affirm solemnly: before ὅτι, Act.20:26, Gal.5:3;
(b) to adjure, beseech: with dative of person(s), Act.26:22; with accusative and inf., Eph.4:17; before εἰς, 1Th.2:12 (cf. δια-, προ-μαρτύρομαι).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | testify (2), take (1), record (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | i testify (2), testify (1), insist (1), urging (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Marturomai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 20:26Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
- Acts 26:22Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
Galatians
- Galatians 5:3For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
Ephesians
- Ephesians 4:17This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
1 Thessalonians
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).