Lexicon marturomai: To testify, to bear witness, to affirm solemnly Original Word: μαρτύρομαι Strong's Exhaustive Concordance take to record, testify. Middle voice from martus; to be adduced as a witness, i.e. (figuratively) to obtest (in affirmation or exhortation) -- take to record, testify. see GREEK martus NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom martus Definition to summon as witness, to affirm NASB Translation affirm (1), imploring (1), testify (2), testifying (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3143: μαρτύρομαιμαρτύρομαι (from μάρτυρ (cf. μάρτυς)); 1. to cite a witness, bring forward a witness, call to witness (Tragg., Thucydides, Plato, and following); to affirm by appeal to God, to declare solemnly, protest: ταῦτα, Plato, Phil., p. 47 c.; ὅτι, Acts 20:26; Galatians 5:3. 2. to conjure, beseech as in God's name, exhort solemnly: τίνι, Acts 26:22 L T Tr WH; followed by the accusative with the infinitive, Ephesians 4:17; εἰς τό followed by accusative with an infinitive (cf. Buttmann, § 140, 10, 3), 1 Thessalonians 2:12-11T Tr WH. (Compare: διαμαρτύρομαι, προμαρτύρομαι.) Englishman's Concordance Acts 20:26 V-PIM/P-1SGRK: διότι μαρτύρομαι ὑμῖν ἐν NAS: Therefore, I testify to you this day KJV: I take you to record this day, INT: Therefore I testify to you in Acts 26:22 V-PPM/P-NMS Galatians 5:3 V-PIM/P-1S Ephesians 4:17 V-PIM/P-1S 1 Thessalonians 2:12 V-PPM/P-NMP Strong's Greek 3143 |