Strong's Lexicon diamarturomai: To testify earnestly, to solemnly affirm, to charge Original Word: διαμαρτύρομαι Word Origin: From διά (dia, meaning "through" or "thoroughly") and μαρτύρομαι (marturomai, meaning "to testify" or "to bear witness") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for διαμαρτύρομαι, the concept of bearing witness or testifying is present in Hebrew words such as עוּד (uwd, Strong's H5749) meaning "to bear witness" or "to testify." Usage: The Greek verb διαμαρτύρομαι (diamarturomai) is used in the New Testament to convey the act of solemnly testifying or earnestly charging someone with a truth or command. It often implies a serious or emphatic declaration, typically in the context of bearing witness to the truth of the Gospel or exhorting believers to adhere to the teachings of Christ. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the act of testifying or bearing witness was a significant legal and social practice. Witnesses were crucial in legal proceedings, and their testimonies could determine the outcome of trials. In the context of the early Christian church, bearing witness to the truth of the Gospel was a central aspect of the apostolic mission. The apostles and early Christians were often called to testify to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, sometimes at great personal risk. HELPS Word-studies 1263 diamartýromai (from 1223 /diá, "thoroughly" and 3143 /martýromai, "witness, testify") – properly, thoroughly bear witness; to give solemn, earnest testimony (note the intensifying prefix, 1223 /diá). 1263 (diamartýromai) is an intensified compound for "giving full, clear testimony" (WS, 273). [1263 (diamartýromai) is always in the Greek middle voice which emphasizes witnessing done with a high level of self-involvement, i.e. with strong personal interest motivating it.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom dia and marturomai Definition to affirm solemnly NASB Translation solemnly to testify (1), solemnly charge (3), solemnly testified (2), solemnly testifies (1), solemnly testifying (3), solemnly warned (1), solemnly witnessed (1), testified (1), testify solemnly (1), warn (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1263: διαμαρτύρομαιδιαμαρτύρομαι; deponent middle; imperfect διεμαρτυρομην (Acts 2:40 Rec.); 1 aorist διεμαρτυράμην; in the Sept. mostly for הֵעִיד; often in Greek writings from Xenophon down; see a multitude of examples from them in Winers De verb. comp. etc. Part v., p. 20ff; to call gods and men to witness (διά, with the interposition of gods and men; cf. Ellicott (after Winer's) on 1 Timothy 5:21); 1. to testify, i. e. earnestly, religiously to charge: followed by an imperative Acts 2:40; ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ καί Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ, 2 Timothy 4:1 (2 Kings 17:13; Xenophon, Cyril 7, 1, 17 σύ μή πρότερον ἐμβαλλε τοῖς πολεμίοις, διαμαρτύρομαι, πρίν, etc.); also with ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ κτλ. followed by ἵνα (cf. Buttmann, 237 (204)), 1 Timothy 5:21 (followed by μή, Exodus 19:21); followed by the infinitive 2 Timothy 2:14 (not Lachmann) (Nehemiah 9:26). 2. to attest, testify to, solemnly affirm: Acts 20:23; 1 Thessalonians 4:6; Hebrews 2:6; followed by ὅτι, Acts 10:42; with the dative of person to give solemn testimony to one, Luke 16:28; with the accusative of the object to confirm a thing by (the interposition of) testimony, to testify, cause it to be believed: τόν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου, Acts 8:25; τόν εὐαγγέλιον, Acts 20:24; τήν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, Acts 28:23; for all the apostolic instruction came back finally to testimony respecting things which they themselves had seen or heard, or which had been disclosed to them by divine revelation (Acts 1:21; Acts 5:32; Acts 10:41; Acts 22:18); with the addition of εἰς and an accusative of the place unto which the testimony is borne: τά περί ἐμοῦ εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, Acts 23:11; with the addition of a dative of the person to whom the testimony is given: τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις τόν Χριστόν Ἰησοῦν, the Messianic dignity of Jesus, Acts 18:5; Ἰουδαίοις ... τήν ... μετάνοιαν καί πίστιν, the necessity of repentance and faith, Acts 20:21 (τῇ Ἱερουσαλήμ τάς ἀνομίας, into what sins she has fallen, Ezekiel 16:2). From dia and martureo; to attest or protest earnestly, or (by implication) hortatively -- charge, testify (unto), witness. see GREEK dia see GREEK martureo Englishman's Concordance Luke 16:28 V-PSM/P-3SGRK: ἀδελφούς ὅπως διαμαρτύρηται αὐτοῖς ἵνα NAS: in order that he may warn them, so KJV: that he may testify unto them, INT: brothers so that he might warn them that Acts 2:40 V-AIM-3S Acts 8:25 V-APM-NMP Acts 10:42 V-ANM Acts 18:5 V-PPM/P-NMS Acts 20:21 V-PPM/P-NMS Acts 20:23 V-PIM/P-3S Acts 20:24 V-ANM Acts 23:11 V-AIM-2S Acts 28:23 V-PPM/P-NMS 1 Thessalonians 4:6 V-AIM-1P 1 Timothy 5:21 V-PIM/P-1S 2 Timothy 2:14 V-PPM/P-NMS 2 Timothy 4:1 V-PIM/P-1S Hebrews 2:6 V-AIM-3S Strong's Greek 1263 |
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