Lexical Definition
μαρτύρομαι martýromai (mar-too'-rom-ahee) to testify G:V
middle voice from μάρτυς
take to record, testify.
- to be adduced as a witness, i.e. (figuratively) to obtest (in affirmation or exhortation)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| μαρτύρομαι | I testify | Acts.20.26 • Gal.5.3 • Eph.4.17 |
| μαρτυρόμενοσ | bearing witness | Acts.26.22 |
| μαρτυρόμενοι | charging | 1Thess.2.12 |
Abbott-Smith
** μαρτύρομαι (< μάρτυρ), [in LXX: Jth 7:28, I Mac 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: seq. ὅτι, Ac 20:26, Ga 5:3;
(b) to adjure, beseech: c. dat. pers., Ac 26:22; c. acc. et inf., Eph 4:17; seq. εἰς, I Th 2:12 (cf. δια-, προ-μαρτύρομαι).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Acts | 20:26 · 26:22 |
| Galatians | 5:3 |
| Ephesians | 4:17 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 2:12 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μαρτύρομαι [ῡ],
future μαρτῠροῦμαι (δια-) [LXX+2nd c.AD+]: aorist ἐμαρτῡράμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—call to witness, invoke, with accusative person, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of the gods, Ἄρτεμιν, γαῖαν καὶ θεούς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δαίμονας, ὡς.. [Refs]: with accusative et infinitive, ὑμᾶς δ᾽ ἀκούειν ταῦτ᾽ ἐγὼ μαρτύρομαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]participle, μαρτύρομαι τυπτόμενος I call you to witness that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 with accusative of things, call one to witness a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 protest, asseverate, μ. ὅτι.. [μαρτύρομαι">Refs 5th c.BC+] I protest, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 with accusative person et genitive of things, οἱ δὲ τῆς τῶν θεῶν.. παραγωγῆς τὸν Ὅμηρον μ. ὅτι.. cite Homer as a witness of.., [Refs 5th c.BC+] [same place]; μ. τινὶ ὅτι.. [NT]; τοὺς ἀποστάντας μ. τῆς ἐπιορκίας remind them of.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Ps.80.9* ☩ Gal.5.3