Martus μάρτυς

Martus (Greek μάρτυς, Strong's G3144) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “witness”. It occurs 35 times in 35 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Martus, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 18:16
  But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
• Matthew 26:65
  Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.

Mark

• Mark 14:63
  Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses?

Luke

• Luke 11:48
  Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
• Luke 24:48
  And ye are witnesses of these things.You are witnesses of these things.

Acts

• Acts 1:8
  But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
• Acts 1:22
  Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
• Acts 2:32
  This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
• Acts 3:15
  And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
• Acts 5:32
  And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
• Acts 6:13
  And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
• Acts 7:58
  And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
• Acts 10:39
  And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
• Acts 10:41
  Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
• Acts 13:31
  And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.
• Acts 22:15
  For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
• Acts 22:20
  And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
• Acts 26:16
  But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.

Romans

• Romans 1:9
  For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 1:23
  Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
• 2 Corinthians 13:1
  This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”

Philippians

• Philippians 1:8
  For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians

• 1 Thessalonians 2:5
  For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
• 1 Thessalonians 2:10
  Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 5:19
  Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
• 1 Timothy 6:12
  Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.

2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 2:2
  And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 10:28
  He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
• Hebrews 12:1
  Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

1 Peter

• 1 Peter 5:1
  The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:

Revelation

• Revelation 1:5
  And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
• Revelation 2:13
  I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits. Yet you have held fast to My name and have not denied your faith in Me, even in the day when My faithful witness Antipas was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
• Revelation 3:14
  And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
• Revelation 11:3
  And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
• Revelation 17:6
  And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).