Testify (literally or figuratively) -- charge, give (evidence), bear record, have (obtain, of) good (honest) report, be well reported of, testify, give (have) testimony, (be, bear, give, obtain) witness. Witness The Greek words are: Martyreo (the verb, usually translated as 'to bear witness' or 'to testify') Martyria (noun , i.e. Phonetic Spelling: (mar'-toos) Definition: a witness. The Greek alphabet was derived from the Phoenician alphabet. 1. the person bearing witness) Martys appears 34 times in the N.T. The word appears twice in the gospel of the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A both times referring to John the Baptist as a witness. This weeks Bible word is the Greek verb martureo. Phoenicia (now Lebanon) was a peaceful sea-faring nation expert in navigation and trade that developed their alphabet around 1400 BC in an effort to communicate with their diverse trading to testify, give testimony; commend, speak well of, vouch for. It is someone who can testify or vouch for the parties in debate. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. The legal concept of witness found in the Old Testament is continued in the New Testament. 34 King James Version (KJV) Bible verses with Greek word , martys (Strong's G3144) meaning: a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a "martyr". In the New Testament, the word "witness" is derived from the various forms of the Greek word martus, which means "record," "report," "evidencegiven" or "testimony." Hovering over the references below will bring up the NET Bible version on each of these. the record) Martys (noun, i.e. 2. How important is testimony in John? The main use of the word is forensic, and from this use all other 1. the heap of stones testifying to the covenant between Jacob and Laban (Genesis 31:44-54), and the So of Moses. Usage: martyr, record, witness. There are various related Greek words using the same root: martus is a noun, meaning a witness; marturia is a noun referring to the testimony (and also sometimes the act of witnessing); and marturion is a noun referring to objective evidence or proof. 15 King James Version (KJV) Bible verses with Greek word , diamartyromai (Strong's G1263) meaning: to attest or protest earnestly, or (by implication) hortatively. martus: a witness. Definition. This aspect of witness, as well as new ones, is covered by only one Greek word, martureo, and its many derivatives. They come from the Greek words mature?, martureomai, and marturia, which occur forty-seven times in John. It is always translated as 'witness' in the NAS. Usage: charge, testify (unto), witness. It comes from greek. Original Word: , , . Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine. Where the word witness or martyr comes from? conjure, implore. In the Jerusalem Bible, the word is translated (in verse 34) as John saying I am the witness; in verse 32, the same verb is translated as declared, as in John declared, followed Transliteration: martus. The inaugural definition of martys in Joseph Thayers Greek-English Lexicon is A witness bear witness to a jury or a judge. bear witness to the truth, act, opinion, etc. wit'-nes (nouns `edh, and `edhah, and verb `anah; martus, with all derivative words and their compounds): The word "witness" is used of inanimate things, e.g. God calls the Servant of the LORD and his own people Israel, as witnesses. In John, this trial takes place against everyone who doubts the deity of his Son, who is vindicated. Jesus plays the witnessing role in place of the Servant of the LORD, and Jesus followers take the role of Israel. The martyr is the ultimate Christian witness! A biblical witness The Greek noun martys,1 as it was used in the New Testament, meant simply a witness; that is, a person who testifies, or who is in position to testify, of a matter that is within his or her personal knowledge. Old Testament Usage. A witness who withheld the truth shared in the guilt of the offense ( Leviticus 5:1 ). Slanderous reports and meddlesome witnesses were forbidden ( Exodus 20:16; 23:1 ), and the witnesses were the first executioners ( Deuteronomy 13:9; 17:7 ). to affirm that one has seen or heard or experienced something, or that he knows it because taught by divine revelation or inspiration. bear witness to the defendant, either for/on behalf of ( dativus commodi) or against ( dativus incommodi) him; this also shades off into assure.. The Gospel frequently uses words that are usually translated as witness, testimony, to bear witness, or to testify. 3. Our English word martyr is a direct translation of the Greek word for witness. This total to be a witness, to bear witness, i.e. The legal sense of witness/testimony occurs in the synoptics during the trial of Jesus (Matthew 26:65; Mark 14:63; Luke 22:71). Usage: a witness; an eye- or ear-witness. (Deuteronomy 31:19,21). The word martyr means 'Witness' in greek. Mounce's. to utter honourable testimony, give a From G3144; to be a witness, that is, testify (literally or figuratively): - charge, give [evidence], bear record, have (obtain, of) good (honest) report, be well reported of, testify, give (have) testimony, (be, bear, give, obtain) witness. GRK: NAS:I am He who testifiesabout Myself, KJV:I am one that bear witnessof myself, INT:am [one] who bears witnessconcerning myself Strong's Greek 3140 76 Occurrences 1 Occ. 1 Occ. 5 Occ. 1 Occ. 1 Occ. 1 Occ. Strong's. WITNESS. A martyr is a person who died while serving/preaching God. see GREEK martus. to give (not to keep back) testimony.