G3140: μαρτυρέω
martyréō · “to testify”
Definition
to be a witness, i.e. testify (literally or figuratively)
KJV translates it as: charge, give (evidence), bear record, have (obtain, of) good (honest) report, be well reported of, testify, give (have) testimony, (be, bear, give, obtain) witness
Word origin: from G3144 (μάρτυς);
Extended definition
(μάρτυς), [in LXX chiefly for עֵד (עֵד (Gen.31:47-48, al.), also for עוּד hi. (Gen.43:3, La 2:13), עָנָה (Num.35:30) ;]
(a) prop., to be a witness, bear witness, testify: absol. (find., al.), Jhn.15:27, Act.26:5; parenthetical (Bl., § 79, 7; MM, xvi), 2Co.8:3; with dative of person(s) (comm. and incomm.; El., § 37, 2), Act.22:5, Heb.10:15; id. before ὅτι, Mat.23:31, Rom.10:2, al.; accusative and inf., Act.10:43; with accusative of thing(s) (cl.), Jhn.3:11, Rev.22:16, 20; with accusative cogn., before περί, Jhn.5:32, 1Jn.5:10; with dative of thing(s), Jhn.5:33, Act.14:3, al.; before περί, with genitive (of person(s) and of thing(s)), Jhn.1:7-8, 15 2:25 18:23 21:24, al.; id. before ὅτι, Jhn.5:36 7:7; ὅτι, Jhn.1:34 4:44 al.; ὅτι recit., Jhn.4:39; κατά before ὅτι, 1Co.15:15; pass., Heb.7:8; ptcp., Rom.3:21; impers., Heb.7:17;
(b) in late Gk., to witness favourably, give a good report, approve (Bl., § 54, 3; MM, xvi; Deiss., BS, 265): with dative of person(s), Luk.4:22; before ἐπί with dative of thing(s), Heb.11:4; pass., Act.6:3; before ἐν, 1Ti.5:10, Heb.11:2; διά, with genitive of thing(s), Heb.11:39; with genitive of person(s), Act.10:22, al.; impers., III Jn 12 (cf. ἐπι, συν-επι-, κατα-, συν-μαρτυρέω)
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G3140 is translated
- bear witness ×6
- testified ×3
- is bearing witness ×3
- bearing witness ×3
- bears witness ×3
- i bear witness ×3
- bore witness ×2
- testifying ×2
- has borne witness ×2
- bear witness, ×2
- to testify ×2
- it is testified ×2
Bible verses with G3140 (martyréō)
Martyréō appears in 73 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Matthew 23:31
Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
- Luke 4:22
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
- John 1:7
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
- John 1:8
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
- John 1:15
John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
- John 1:32
And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
- John 1:34
And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
- John 2:25
And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
- John 3:11
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
- John 3:26
And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
- John 3:28
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
- John 3:32
And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
- John 4:39
And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
- John 4:44
For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
- John 5:31
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
- John 5:32
There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
- John 5:33
Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
- John 5:36
But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
- John 5:37
And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
- John 5:39
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
- John 7:7
The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
- John 8:13
The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
- John 8:14
Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
- John 8:18
I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
- John 10:25
Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.
All 73 references
- John 12:17
- John 13:21
- John 15:26
- John 15:27
- John 18:23
- John 18:37
- John 19:35
- John 21:24
- Acts 6:3
- Acts 10:22
- Acts 10:43
- Acts 13:22
- Acts 14:3
- Acts 15:8
- Acts 16:2
- Acts 22:5
- Acts 22:12
- Acts 23:11
- Acts 26:5
- Romans 3:21
- Romans 10:2
- 1 Corinthians 15:15
- 2 Corinthians 8:3
- Galatians 4:15
- Colossians 4:13
- 1 Timothy 5:10
- 1 Timothy 6:13
- Hebrews 7:8
- Hebrews 7:17
- Hebrews 10:15
- Hebrews 11:2
- Hebrews 11:4
- Hebrews 11:5
- Hebrews 11:39
- 1 John 1:2
- 1 John 4:14
- 1 John 5:6
- 1 John 5:7
- 1 John 5:8
- 1 John 5:9
- 1 John 5:10
- 3 John 1:3
- 3 John 1:6
- 3 John 1:12
- Revelation 1:2
- Revelation 22:16
- Revelation 22:18
- Revelation 22:20