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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #3144 - μάρτυς

Transliteration

mártys

Phonetics

mar'-toos

Origin

of uncertain affinity

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TDNT

4:474,564

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

a witness
1. in a legal sense
2. an historical sense
  1. one who is a spectator of anything, e.g. of a contest
3. in an ethical sense
  1. those who after his example have proved the strength and genuineness of their faith in Christ by undergoing a violent death

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 5707 ‑ עֵד (ayd); 7717 ‑ שָׂהֵד (saw‑hade');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (35)

Matthew 3

Mark 1

Luke 1

Acts 13

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 2

Philippians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 1

Revelation 5

BSB (35)

Matthew 2

Mark 1

Luke 2

Acts 13

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 2

Philippians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 1

Revelation 5

CSB (34)

Matthew 2

Mark 1

Luke 2

Acts 13

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 2

Philippians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 1

Revelation 5

ESV (34)

Matthew 2

Mark 1

Luke 1

Acts 13

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 2

Philippians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 1

Revelation 5

KJV (34)

Matthew 2

Mark 1

Luke 1

Acts 13

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 2

Philippians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 1

Revelation 5

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (35)

Matthew 2

Mark 1

Luke 2

Acts 13

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 2

Philippians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 1

Revelation 5

N95 (35)

Matthew 2

Mark 1

Luke 2

Acts 13

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 2

Philippians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 1

Revelation 5

NAS (35)

Matthew 2

Mark 1

Luke 2

Acts 13

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 2

Philippians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 1

Revelation 5

NLT (32)

Matthew 2

Mark 1

Luke 1

Acts 15

2 Corinthians 4

1 Thessalonians 3

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 2

Hebrews 7

1 Peter 2

Revelation 7

WEB (35)

Matthew 3

Mark 1

Luke 1

Acts 13

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 2

Philippians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 1

Revelation 5

YLT (34)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 2

Acts 13

Romans 1

2 Corinthians 2

Philippians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 1

Revelation 5

ASV (35)

a witness 4

are witnesses 1

for a witness 1

is witness 1

of 1

of the martyrs 1

of witnesses 2

the witnesses 1

unto witnesses 1

witness 6

witnesses 16

BSB (35)

a witness 2

are witnesses 1

as a witness 1

by the witnesses 1

of witnesses 1

our witness 1

witness 8

witnesses 20

CSB (34)

the witnesses 2

witness 12

witnesses 20

ESV (34)

martyrs 1

witness 12

witnesses 21

KJV (34)

martyr 2

martyrs 1

record 2

witness 8

witnesses 21

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (35)

witness 12

witnesses 23

N95 (35)

witness 12

witnesses 23

NAS (35)

witness 12

witnesses 23

NLT (32)

accusers 1

witness 10

witnesses 21

WEB (35)

a witness 4

are witnesses 1

for a witness 1

is witness 1

of 1

of the martyrs 1

of witnesses 1

to witnesses 1

witness 6

witnesses 18

YLT (34)

[are] witnesses 1

[is] witness 1

a witness 3

are witnesses 1

do ye testify 1

for a witness 1

his witnesses 1

of witnesses 2

to witnesses 1

we are witnesses 1

witness 7

witnesses 14

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-APM 1

N-ASM 3

N-DPM 3

N-GPM 9

N-GSM 1

N-NPM 9

N-NSM 8

ANT

N-APM 1

N-ASM 3

N-DPM 3

N-GPM 9

N-GSM 1

N-NPM 9

N-NSM 8

BEZ

N-APM 1

N-ASM 3

N-DPM 3

N-GPM 9

N-GSM 1

N-NPM 10

N-NSM 8

BGB

N-APM 1

N-ASM 3

N-DPM 3

N-GPM 9

N-GSM 1

N-NPM 9

N-NSM 8

BMT

N-APM 1

N-ASM 3

N-DPM 3

N-GPM 9

N-GSM 1

N-NPM 9

N-NSM 8

BYZ

N-APM 1

N-ASM 3

N-DPM 3

N-GPM 9

N-GSM 1

N-NPM 9

N-NSM 8

ELZ

N-APM 1

N-ASM 3

N-DPM 3

N-GPM 7

N-GSM 1

N-NPM 9

N-NSM 8

NA26

N-APM 1

N-ASM 3

N-DPM 3

N-GPM 9

N-GSM 1

N-NPM 10

N-NSM 8

SBL

N-APM 1

N-ASM 3

N-DPM 3

N-GPM 9

N-GSM 1

N-NPM 9

N-NSM 8

SCV

N-APM 1

N-ASM 3

N-DPM 3

N-GPM 9

N-GSM 1

N-NPM 9

N-NSM 8

STV

N-APM 1

N-ASM 3

N-DPM 3

N-GPM 9

N-GSM 1

N-NPM 10

N-NSM 8

TIS

N-APM 1

N-ASM 3

N-DPM 3

N-GPM 9

N-GSM 1

N-NPM 9

N-NSM 8

N-APM 1

N-ASM 3

N-DPM 3

N-GPM 9

N-GSM 1

N-NPM 10

N-NSM 8

TRG

N-APM 1

N-ASM 3

N-DPM 3

N-GPM 9

N-GSM 1

N-NPM 9

N-NSM 7

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

μάρτῠς, ὁ, ἡ,

Cret., Epid. μαῖτυς Leg.Gort. 1.13, al., IG 42(1).42, Cret. also μαίτυρς GDI 4998 v ii; gen. μάρτῠρος, acc. - ῠρα Hes. Op. 371, etc., formed from μάρτυρ (q. v.), exc. acc. μάρτῠν Simon. 84. 4, Men. 1034, Plu. 2.49a; dat. pl. μάρτῠσι (but μάρτυρσι prob. in Hippon. 51): —

I witness (not in Hom.), Hes. l.c., h.Merc. 372, Thgn. 1226, etc.; ἄμμιν μάρτυς ἔστω Ζεύς Pi. P. 4.167, cf. A. Eu. 664; ἁμέραι δ' ἐπίλοιποι μ. σοφώτατοι Pi. O. 1.34; τούτων μάρτυρας καλῶ θεούς S. Tr. 1248, cf. E. Ph. 491; μάρτυρα θέσθαι τινά Id. Supp. 261; μ. θεοὺς ποιεῖσθαι Th. 4.87, etc.; μάρτυρι χρῆσθαί τινι Arist. Rh. 1375b30; μάρτυρας παρέχεσθαι produce witnesses, Pl. Grg. 471e, cf. D. 27.51, etc.; μάρτυρες παρίστανται X. Cyr. 1.6.16; μάρτυρα παράγεσθαι, μάρτυρας ἐπάγεσθαι, Pl. Lg. 836c, R. 364c; δικάζει ταῦτα μαρτύρων ὅπο A. Supp. 934; μαρτύρων ἐναντίον Antipho 1.28, Ar. Ec. 448; ἐν μάρτυσι Pl. Smp. 175e; τί δεῖται μάρτυρος; Id. R. 340a.

II martyr, Revelation 2:13, etc.

III Astrol., in aspect, μάρτυρες ἀλλήλων Man. 4.451. (Cf. μάρτυρ, μάρτυρος.)

Thayer's Expanded Definition

μάρτυρ, μάρτυρός, ὁ, see μάρτυς.

STRONGS NT 3144: μάρτυς μάρτυς (Aeolic μάρτυρ, a form not found in the N. T.; (etymologically one who is mindful, heeds; probably allied with Latinmemor, cf. Vanicek, p. 1201; Curtius, § 466)), μάρτυρός, accusative μάρτυρα, ὁ; plural μάρτυρες, dative plural μάρτυσι; the Sept. for עֵד; (Hesiod, Simonides, Theognis, others); a witness (one who avers, or can aver, what he himself has seen or heard or knows by any other means);

a. in a legal sense: Matthew 18:16; Matthew 26:65; Mark 14:63; Acts 6:13; Acts 7:58; 2 Corinthians 13:1; 1 Timothy 5:19; Hebrews 10:28.

b. in an historical sense: Acts 10:41; 1 Timothy 6:12; (2 Timothy 2:2); one who is a spectator of anything, e. g. of a contest, Hebrews 12:1; with a genitive of the object, Luke 24:48; Acts 1:22; Acts 2:32; Acts 3:15; Acts 5:32 G L T Tr WH; Acts 10:39; Acts 26:16; 1 Peter 5:1; with a genitive of the possessor 'one who testifies for one', Acts 1:8 L T Tr WH; ; with a genitive of the possessor and of the object, Acts 5:32 Rec.; μάρτυρα εἶναι τίνι, to be a witness for one, serve him by testimony, Acts 1:8 R G; ; (Luke 11:48 T Tr WH). He is said to be a witness, to whose attestation appeal is made; hence, the formulas μάρτυς μου ἐστιν ὁ Θεός, Romans 1:9; Philippians 1:8; Θεός μάρτυς, 1 Thessalonians 2:5: μάρτυρα τόν Θεόν ἐπικαλοῦμαι, 2 Corinthians 1:23; ὑμεῖς μάρτυρες καί ὁ Θεός, 1 Thessalonians 2:10; the faithful interpreters of God's counsels are called God's witnesses: Revelation 11:3; Christ is reckoned among them, Revelation 1:5; Revelation 3:14.

c. in an ethical sense those are called μάρτυρες Ἰησοῦ, who after his example have proved the strength and genuineness of their faith in Christ by undergoing a violent death (cf B. D. American edition and Dict. of Chris. Antiq. under the word ): Acts 22:20; Revelation 2:13; Revelation 17:6.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

μάρτυς

(Æolic μάρτυρ ), -υρος , ὁ (also ἡ ),

[in LXX for H5707;]

a witness: Acts 10:41, 1 Timothy 6:12, 2 Timothy 2:2, Hebrews 12:1 (Westc., in l); in forensic sense, Matthew 18:16; Matthew 26:65, Mark 14:63, Acts 6:13; Acts 7:58, 2 Corinthians 13:1, 1 Timothy 5:19, Hebrews 10:28; c. gen. obj., Luke 24:48, Acts 1:22; Acts 2:32; Acts 3:15; Acts 5:32; Acts 10:39; Acts 26:16, 1 Peter 5:1; c. gen. poss., Acts 1:8; Acts 13:31, Revelation 11:3; c. dat. pers., Luke 11:48, Acts 22:15; of Christ, Revelation 1:5; Revelation 3:14; of God, Romans 1:9, 2 Corinthians 1:23, Philippians 1:8, 1 Thessalonians 2:5; 1 Thessalonians 2:10; of those who have witnessed for Christ by their death (in later Xn. lit., martyr: Swete, Ap., 35), Acts 22:20, Revelation 2:13; Revelation 17:6.†

μάρτυρ , see μάρτυς .

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

The plur. μάρτυρες is naturally very common, introducing the names of ";witnesses"; to any contract or legal document, e.g. P Elepn 1.16 (B.C. 311–0) (= Selections, p. 4), P Hib I. 89.19 (B.C. 239), P Magd 12.3 (B.C. 217) with the editor’s note, P Grenf I. 27iii. 7 (B.C 109), P Ryl II. 153.45 (A.D. 138–61). Other exx, of the word are P Lille I. 29i. 31 (iii/B.C.) ἐναντίον μὴ ἔλασσον ἢ δύο μαρτύρων (cf. Matthew 18:16), P Par 46.10 (B.C. 153) (= Witkowski, 2 p. 86) σὲ αὐτὸν μάρτυρα ἐπισπάσω ̣ P Ryl II. 160(a).6 (A.D. 14–37) ἐπιτε [τάχα ]μεν τοῖς μάρτυσι γράφειν, ";we have instructed the witnesses to sign,"; P Oxy X.1298.10 (iv/A.D.) σὲ γὰρ μόνον ἔχω μάρτυρα, and the Christian ib. VIII. 1162.14 (iv/A.D.) Ἐμμ (ανουὴ)λ μάρτ (υς ?), ";Emmanuel is my witness."; For God as witness, see P Gen I. 54.6 (iv/A.D.) μάρτυρός ἐστιν ὁ [θ ]εὸς ὅτι οὐ διὰ λῆ [μ ]μα μάχομε, ἀλλὰ μάχομε διὰ σέ. In the important calendar of church services at Oxyrhynchus, P Oxy XI. 1357 (A.D. 535–6), mention is made of a service to be held—.5 εἰς τὴν μαρτύρ (ων), ";at the Martyrs’"; : see the editors’ note ad l. On the early use of μάρτυς to denote one who sealed his testimony with his blood see Lightfoot ad Clem. Rom. v. In MGr the form has changed to μάρτυρας.

List of Word Forms

μαρτυρα μάρτυρα μαρτυρας μάρτυρας μάρτυράς μαρτυρες μάρτυρες μάρτυρές μάρτυρι μαρτυρος μάρτυρός μαρτυρων μαρτύρων μαρτυς μάρτυς μαρτυσι μάρτυσι μάρτυσί μαρτυσιν μάρτυσιν μάρτυσίν μασαναί μασμαρώθ martura marturas martures marturon marturōn marturos martus martusin martyra mártyra martyras mártyras martyres mártyres mártyrés martyron martyrōn martýron martýrōn martyros mártyrós martys mártys martysin mártysin mártysín