Strong G3144μάρτυς
witness
- Transliteration
- martus
- Pronunciation
- mar'-toos
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Of uncertain affinity; a witness (literally [judicially] or figuratively [generally]); by analogy a martyr: - martyr record witness.
Detailed definition
μάρτυς
(Æolic μάρτυρ), -υρος, ὁ (also ἡ), [in LXX for עֵד;]
a witness: Act.10:41, 1Ti.6:12, 2Ti.2:2, Heb.12:1 (Westc., in l); in forensic sense, Mat.18:16 26:65, Mrk.14:63, Act.6:13 7:58, 2Co.13:1, 1Ti.5:19, Heb.10:28; with genitive obj., Luk.24:48, Act.1:22 2:32 3:15 5:32 10:39 26:16, 1Pe.5:1; with genitive poss., Act.1:8 13:31, Rev.11:3; with dative of person(s), Luk.11:48, Act.22:15; of Christ, Rev.1:5 3:14; of God, Rom.1:9, 2Co.1:23, Php.1:8, 1Th.2:5 2:10; of those who have witnessed for Christ by their death (in later Xn. lit., martyr: Swete, Ap., 35), Act.22:20, Rev.2:13 17:6.†
(AS)
(Æolic μάρτυρ), -υρος, ὁ (also ἡ), [in LXX for עֵד;]
a witness: Act.10:41, 1Ti.6:12, 2Ti.2:2, Heb.12:1 (Westc., in l); in forensic sense, Mat.18:16 26:65, Mrk.14:63, Act.6:13 7:58, 2Co.13:1, 1Ti.5:19, Heb.10:28; with genitive obj., Luk.24:48, Act.1:22 2:32 3:15 5:32 10:39 26:16, 1Pe.5:1; with genitive poss., Act.1:8 13:31, Rev.11:3; with dative of person(s), Luk.11:48, Act.22:15; of Christ, Rev.1:5 3:14; of God, Rom.1:9, 2Co.1:23, Php.1:8, 1Th.2:5 2:10; of those who have witnessed for Christ by their death (in later Xn. lit., martyr: Swete, Ap., 35), Act.22:20, Rev.2:13 17:6.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3144 appears in 34 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- witness29
- martyr3
- record2
- the2
- of1
First verses
- Matthew 18:16But 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.
- Matthew 26:65Then 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.
- Mark 14:63Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?
- Luke 24:48And ye are witnesses of these things.
- Acts 1:8But 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.
- Acts 1:22Beginning 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.
- Acts 2:32This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
- Acts 3:15And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
- Acts 5:32And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
- Acts 6:13And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
- Acts 7:58And 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.
- Acts 10:39And 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:
- Acts 10:41Not 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.
- Acts 13:31And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.
- Acts 22:15For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
- Acts 22:20And 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.
- Acts 26:16But 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;
- Romans 1:9For 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;
- 2 Corinthians 1:23Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
- 2 Corinthians 13:1This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
μάρτῠς, ὁ, ἡ,
Cretan dialect, Epid. μαῖτυς [Refs (“Leg.Gort.” 1.13, +others, “IG” 42(1).42)], Cretan dialect also μαίτυρς [Refs (“GDI” 4998)] see ii; genitive μάρτῠρος, accusative -ῠρα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 371, etc.)], formed from μάρτυρ (which see), except accusative μάρτῠν [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 84. 4, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 1034, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.49a)]; dative plural μάρτῠσι (but μάρτυρσι probably in [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Hipponax Iambographus 51))]:—witness (not in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus), 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus [same place], “hymnus ad Mercurium” 372, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1226, etc.; ἄμμιν μάρτυς ἔστω Ζεύς 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.167, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 664; ἁμέραι δ᾽ ἐπίλοιποι μ. σοφώτατοι 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 1.34; τούτων μάρτυρας καλῶ θεούς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1248, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 491; μάρτυρα θέσθαι τινά [prev. author] “Supp.” 261; μ. θεοὺς ποιεῖσθαι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.87, etc.; μάρτυρι χρῆσθαί τινι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1375b30)]; μάρτυρας παρέχεσθαι produce witnesses, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 471e, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.51, etc.; μάρτυρες παρίστανται 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.6.16)]; μάρτυρα παράγεσθαι, μάρτυρας ἐπάγεσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 836c, “R.” 364c; δικάζει ταῦτα μαρτύρων ὅπο 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 934; μαρτύρων ἐναντίον 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 1.28, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 448; ἐν μάρτυσι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 175e)]; τί δεῖται μάρτυρο; [Refs ([prev. author] “R.” 340a.)]
II martyr, [NT (NT.Rev. 2.13, etc.)]
III Astrology texts, in aspect, μάρτυρες ἀλλήλων [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD(?): Manetho Astrologus 4.451. (Cf. μάρτυρ, μάρτυρος.))]
Cretan dialect, Epid. μαῖτυς [Refs (“Leg.Gort.” 1.13, +others, “IG” 42(1).42)], Cretan dialect also μαίτυρς [Refs (“GDI” 4998)] see ii; genitive μάρτῠρος, accusative -ῠρα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 371, etc.)], formed from μάρτυρ (which see), except accusative μάρτῠν [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 84. 4, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 1034, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.49a)]; dative plural μάρτῠσι (but μάρτυρσι probably in [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Hipponax Iambographus 51))]:—witness (not in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus), 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus [same place], “hymnus ad Mercurium” 372, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1226, etc.; ἄμμιν μάρτυς ἔστω Ζεύς 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.167, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 664; ἁμέραι δ᾽ ἐπίλοιποι μ. σοφώτατοι 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 1.34; τούτων μάρτυρας καλῶ θεούς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1248, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 491; μάρτυρα θέσθαι τινά [prev. author] “Supp.” 261; μ. θεοὺς ποιεῖσθαι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.87, etc.; μάρτυρι χρῆσθαί τινι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1375b30)]; μάρτυρας παρέχεσθαι produce witnesses, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 471e, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.51, etc.; μάρτυρες παρίστανται 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.6.16)]; μάρτυρα παράγεσθαι, μάρτυρας ἐπάγεσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 836c, “R.” 364c; δικάζει ταῦτα μαρτύρων ὅπο 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 934; μαρτύρων ἐναντίον 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 1.28, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 448; ἐν μάρτυσι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 175e)]; τί δεῖται μάρτυρο; [Refs ([prev. author] “R.” 340a.)]
II martyr, [NT (NT.Rev. 2.13, etc.)]
III Astrology texts, in aspect, μάρτυρες ἀλλήλων [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD(?): Manetho Astrologus 4.451. (Cf. μάρτυρ, μάρτυρος.))]