Word

μαρτύρομαι

martýromai · G3143 · Greek · 5 occurrences

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Meanings

to declare, to assert, to testify

To make a serious declaration on the basis of presumed personal knowledge

Examples
Acts 20:26 “Therefore, I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all people.
Acts 26:22 “So, having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, stating nothing but what the Prophets and Moses said was going to take place,
Galatians 5:3 And I testify again to every man who has himself circumcised, that he is obligated to keep the whole Law.
to insist

To be emphatic in stating an opinion or desire

Examples
Ephesians 4:17 So I say this, and affirm in the Lord, that you are to no longer walk just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their minds,

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

5 occurrences in 2 groups

Not stated: I 3
Not stated (participle) 2

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

4 occurrences in 3 groups

εἰμίto be 2
περιπατέωto walk 1
σύyou 1

To or for whomIndirect object

3 occurrences in 4 groups

μέγαςgreat, large 1
μικρόςsmall, little 1
περιτέμνωto circumcise 1
σύyou 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

3 occurrences in 3 groups

εἰςto+ περιπατέωto walk 1
ἐνin+ ἡμέραday 1
ἐνin+ κύριοςLord 1

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 1 groups

πάλινagain, and, also 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 2 entries

To declare, to assert, to testify33.223: This sense describes making a solemn declaration or assertion. Acts 20:26 has Paul declare, “I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all people.”
To insist33.319: This sense describes urging or insisting upon a course of action, distinct from the declarative sense above. 1 Thessalonians 2:12 describes Paul's exhortation “so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.”

Word family 11 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

μάρτυς mártys · G3144 · witness, one who testifies, martyr · 35×μαρτυρέω martyréō · G3140 · to witness, to speak well of, to approve of · 76×μαρτυρία martyría · G3141 · to witness, testimony, witness · 37×μαρτύριον martýrion · G3142 · to witness, testimony, witness · 20×διαμαρτύρομαι diamartýromai · G1263 · to declare, to assert, to testify · 15×μαρτύρομαιmartýromai · G3143καταμαρτυρέω katamartyréō · G2649 · to witness against, to testify against · 3×συμμαρτυρέω symmartyréō · G4828 · to support by testimony, to provide supporting evidence, to testify in support · 3×ἐπιμαρτυρέω epimartyréō · G1957 · to witness · 1×προμαρτύρομαι promartýromai · G4303 · to predict, to foretell · 1×συνεπιμαρτυρέω synepimartyréō · G4901 · to add one’s witness to, to witness together with · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (from μάρτυρ (cf. μάρτυς)); 1. to cite a witness, bring forward a witness, call to…

(from μάρτυρ (cf. μάρτυς));
1. to cite a witness, bring forward a witness, call to witness (Tragg., Thucydides, Plato, and following); to affirm by appeal to God, to declare solemnly, protest: ταῦτα, Plato, Phil., p. 47 c.; ὅτι, Acts 20:26; Gal 5:3.
2. to conjure, beseech as in God's name, exhort solemnly: τίνι, Acts 26:22 L T Tr WH; followed by the accusative with the infinitive, Eph 4:17; εἰς τό followed by accusative with an infinitive (cf. Buttmann, § 140, 10, 3), 1 Thessalonians 2:12-11T Tr WH. (Compare: διαμαρτύρομαι, προμαρτύρομαι.)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Assert, Declare3 occurrences Insist2 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0