Lexical Definition
μαρτυρέω martyréō (mar-too-reh'-o) to testify G:V
from μάρτυς
charge, give (evidence), bear record, have (obtain, of) good (honest) report, be well reported of, testify, give (have) testimony, (be, bear, give, obtain) witness.
- to be a witness, i.e. testify (literally or figuratively)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ἐμαρτύρει | was bearing witness | John.12.17 |
| ἐμαρτύρουν | were bearing witness | Luke.4.22 |
| ἐμαρτύρησεν | He testified | John.13.21 |
| bore witness | John.1.32 • Acts.15.8 | |
| testified | John.4.44 • Rev.1.2 | |
| ἐμαρτύρησάν | testified | 3John.1.6 |
| ἐμαρτυρεῖτο | was well spoken of | Acts.16.2 |
| ἐμαρτυρήσαμεν | we have witnessed | 1Cor.15.15 |
| ἐμαρτυρήθησαν | were commended | Heb.11.2 |
| ἐμαρτυρήθη | he was testified | Heb.11.4 |
| μεμαρτύρηται | by testifying | LXX.Gen.43.3 |
| he has been commended | Heb.11.5 | |
| witness has been given | 3John.1.12 | |
| μεμαρτύρηκεν | He has testified | 1John.5.9 |
| has borne witness | John.5.37 • John.19.35 | |
| has testified | 1John.5.10 | |
| he has borne witness | John.5.33 | |
| μεμαρτύρηκασ | have borne witness | John.3.26 |
| μεμαρτύρηκα | have borne witness | John.1.34 |
| μαρτύρων | witnessing | LXX.Jer.32.12 |
| μαρτύρησον | do bear witness | John.18.23 |
| μαρτυρῶν | bearing witness | John.8.18 |
| is bearing witness | John.5.32 • John.21.24 | |
| testifying | Rev.22.20 | |
| μαρτυρῶ | I bear witness | Rom.10.2 • Gal.4.15 • Col.4.13 |
| I testify | 2Cor.8.3 | |
| Testify | Rev.22.18 | |
| bear witness | John.7.7 | |
| shall be bearing witness | John.8.14 | |
| shall bear witness | John.5.31 | |
| μαρτυρῆσαι | to testify | Acts.23.11 • Rev.22.16 |
| μαρτυροῦσιν | bear witness | Acts.10.43 |
| μαρτυροῦσαι | bearing witness | John.5.39 |
| μαρτυροῦντοσ | bearing witness | Heb.11.4 |
| μαρτυροῦντι | is bearing witness | Acts.14.3 |
| μαρτυροῦντεσ | bearing testimony | 1John.5.7 • 1John.5.8 |
| μαρτυροῦν | testifying | 1John.5.6 |
| μαρτυροῦμεν | bear witness | 1John.1.2 • 3John.1.12 |
| testify | 1John.4.14 | |
| we bear witness to | John.3.11 | |
| μαρτυρούσησ | testifying | John.4.39 |
| μαρτυρούσα | witnessing | LXX.Deut.31.21 |
| μαρτυρούντων | those bearing witness | 3John.1.3 |
| μαρτυρούμενόσ | being well testified to | Acts.10.22 |
| μαρτυρούμενοσ | borne witness to | Acts.22.12 |
| it is testified | Heb.7.8 | |
| μαρτυρουμένουσ | being well attested | Acts.6.3 |
| μαρτυρουμένη | being borne witness to | Rom.3.21 • 1Tim.5.10 |
| μαρτυρηθέντεσ | having been commended | Heb.11.39 |
| μαρτυρεῖτε | bear witness | John.3.28 • John.15.27 |
| you bear witness | Matt.23.31 | |
| μαρτυρεῖται | It is testified | Heb.7.17 |
| μαρτυρεῖσ | are bearing witness | John.8.13 |
| μαρτυρεῖν | to testify | Acts.26.5 |
| μαρτυρεῖ | He testifies | John.3.32 |
| bear witness | John.5.36 • John.10.25 | |
| bears witness | John.8.18 • Acts.22.5 • Heb.10.15 | |
| he bears witness | John.5.32 | |
| witnesses | John.1.15 | |
| μαρτυρει | witnesses | LXX.Gen.31.52 |
| μαρτυρεί | witnesses | LXX.Gen.31.48 • LXX.Gen.31.48 • LXX.Gen.31.52 |
| μαρτυρίασ | Witness | LXX.Gen.31.47 |
| μαρτυρήσῃ | he may testify | John.1.7 |
| he may witness | John.1.8 | |
| may testify | John.2.25 | |
| μαρτυρήσω | I may bear witness | John.18.37 |
| shall I testify | LXX.Lam.2.13 | |
| μαρτυρήσει | will bear witness | John.15.26 |
| witness | LXX.Num.35.30 | |
| μαρτυρήσασ | having carried witness | Acts.13.22 |
| μαρτυρήσαντοσ | having testified | 1Tim.6.13 |
| μαρτυρήσαι | in witnessing | LXX.Deut.19.15 |
| to testify | LXX.2Chr.28.10 | |
| εμαρτύρησεν | witnessed | LXX.Deut.19.18 |
| εμαρτυρησάμην | I witnessed | LXX.Jer.42.19 |
Abbott-Smith
μαρτυρέω, -ῶ (< μάρτυς), [in LXX chiefly for עֵד (Ge 31:47, 48, al.), also for עוּד hi. (Ge 43:3, La 2:13), ענה (Nu 35:30);]
(a) prop., to be a witness, bear witness, testify: absol. (Pind., al.), Jo 15:27, Ac 26:5; parenthetical (Bl., § 79, 7; MM, xvi), II Co 8:3; c. dat. pers. (comm. et incomm.; Bl., § 37, 2), Ac 22:5, He 10:15; id. seq. ὅτι, Mt 23:31, Ro 10:2, al.; acc. et inf., Ac 10:43; c. acc. rei (cl.), Jo 3:11, Re 22:16, 20; c. acc. cogn., seq. περί, Jo 5:32, I Jo 5:10; c. dat. rei, Jo 5:33, Ac 14:3, al.; seq. περί, c. gen. (pers. et rei), Jo 1:7, 8, 15 2:25 18:23 21:24, al.; id. seq. ὅτι, Jo 5:36 7:7; ὅτι, Jo 1:34 4:44 al.; ὅτι recit., Jo 4:39; κατά seq. ὅτι, I Co 15:15; pass., He 7:8; ptcp., Ro 3:21; impers., He 7:17;
(b) in late Gk., to witness favourably, give a good report, approve (Bl., § 54, 3; MM, xvi; Deiss., BS, 265): c. dat. pers., Lk 4:22; seq. ἐπί c. dat. rei, He 11:4; pass., Ac 6:3; seq. ἐν, I Ti 5:10, He 11:2; διά, c. gen. rei, He 11:39; c. gen. pers., Ac 10:22, al.; impers., III Jo 12 (cf. ἐπι-, συν-επι-, κατα-, συν-μαρτυρέω).
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 31:47 · 31:48 · 43:3 |
| Numbers | 35:30 |
| Lamentations | 2:13 |
| Matthew | 23:31 |
| Luke | 4:22 |
| John | 1:7 · 1:8 · 1:15 · 1:34 · 2:25 · 3:11 · 4:39 · 4:44 · 5:32 · 5:33 · 5:36 · 7:7 · 15:27 · 18:23 · 21:24 |
| Acts | 6:3 · 10:22 · 10:43 · 14:3 · 22:5 · 26:5 |
| Romans | 3:21 · 10:2 |
| 1 Corinthians | 15:15 |
| 2 Corinthians | 8:3 |
| 1 Timothy | 5:10 |
| Hebrews | 7:8 · 7:17 · 10:15 · 11:2 · 11:4 · 11:39 |
| 1 John | 5:10 |
| 3 John | 1:12 |
| Revelation | 22:16 · 22:20 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μαρτυρέω-έω,
future -ήσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, future μαρτυρηθήσομαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μαρτυρήσομαι in passive sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἐμαρτυρήθην: perfect μεμαρτύρημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+], used in active sense, [LXX]:—bear witness, give evidence:—Constr.:
__1 absolutely, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 with dative person, bear witness to or in favour of another, confirm what he says, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μαρτυρέει μοι τῇ γνώμῃ, ὅτι.. bears witness to my opinion, that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially bear favourable witness to, give a good report of a person, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; πάντες ἐμαρτύρουν αὐτῷ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__3 with accusative of things, testify to a thing, [Refs 7th c.BC+]
__4 μ. περί τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 with infinitive, testify that a thing is, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τίς σοι μαρτυρήσει ταῦτ᾽ ἐμοῦ κλύει; that he heard.. ? [Refs 5th c.BC+]: rarely with participle, μαρτυρεῖτέ [μοι].. ῥινηλατούσῃ [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__6 μ. τινὶ ὡς.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ὅτι.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__7 μ. τινὶ τῆς συμμαχίας testify to, acknowledge the value of his alliance, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__8 with accusative cognate, μαρτυρίαν μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ἀκοήν give hearsay evidence, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μ. ψεῦδος, ψεύδη, bear false witness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, μαρτυρίαι μαρτυρηθεῖσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__9 impersonal in passive, παρ᾽ ἄλλου ποιητοῦ μαρτυρεῖται testimony is borne by.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἶδα.. μαρτυρήσεσθαί μοι ὅτι.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μεμαρτύρηται ὑμῖν testimony has been given before you, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__10 passive, μαρτυρεῖταί μοι σοφία is ascribed to me, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; μαρτυροῦμαι ἐμπειρίαν I have it ascribed to me, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; μαρτυροῦμαι ἐπί τινι I bear a character for.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἄνδρας μαρτυρουμένους men whose character is approved by testimony, [NT+1st c.AD+]; δι᾽ ὅλης οἰκουμένης μαρτυρούμενον θεόν [Refs]
__II Astrology texts, to be in aspect with, with dative, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.43.3 ☩ Acts.6.3