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Lexicon :: Strong's G3144 - martys

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μάρτυς
Transliteration
martys (Key)
Pronunciation
mar'-toos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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TDNT Reference: 4:474,564

Strong’s Definitions

μάρτυς mártys, mar'-toos; of uncertain affinity; a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a "martyr":—martyr, record, witness.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x

The KJV translates Strong's G3144 in the following manner: witness (29x), martyr (3x), record (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x
The KJV translates Strong's G3144 in the following manner: witness (29x), martyr (3x), record (2x).
  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μάρτυς mártys, mar'-toos; of uncertain affinity; a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a "martyr":—martyr, record, witness.
STRONGS G3144:
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, ; 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; Acts 13:31; 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; Acts 22:15; (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 Θεός, Romans 1:9; Philippians 1:8; Θεός μάρτυς, 1 Thessalonians 2:5: μάρτυρα τόν Θεόν ἐπικαλοῦμαι, 2 Corinthians 1:23; ὑμεῖς μάρτυρες καί 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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
18:16; 26:65
Mark
14:63
Luke
11:48; 24:48
Acts
1:8; 1:8; 1:22; 2:32; 3:15; 5:32; 5:32; 6:13; 7:58; 10:39; 10:41; 13:31; 22:15; 22:20; 26:16
Romans
1:9
2 Corinthians
1:23; 13:1
Philippians
1:8
1 Thessalonians
2:5; 2:10
1 Timothy
5:19; 6:12
2 Timothy
2:2
Hebrews
10:28; 12:1
1 Peter
5:1
Revelation
1:5; 2:13; 3:14; 11:3; 17:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3144 matches the Greek μάρτυς (martys),
which occurs 35 times in 35 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:16 -

“But if he won’t listen, take one or two others with you, so that by the testimony[fn] of two or three witnesses every fact may be established.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:65 -

Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? See, now you’ve heard the blasphemy.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:63 -

Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “Why do we still need witnesses?

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:48 -

“Therefore, you are witnesses that you approve[fn] the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their monuments.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:48 -

“You are witnesses of these things.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:8 -

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:22 -

“beginning from the baptism of John until the day he was taken up from us ​— ​from among these, it is necessary that one become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:32 -

“God has raised this Jesus; we are all witnesses of this.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:15 -

“You killed the source[fn] of life, whom God raised from the dead; we are witnesses of this.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:32 -

“We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:13 -

They also presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and the law.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:58 -

They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. And the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:39 -

“We ourselves are witnesses of everything he did in both the Judean country and in Jerusalem, and yet they killed him by hanging him on a tree.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:41 -

“not by all the people, but by us whom God appointed as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:31 -

“and he appeared for many days to those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:15 -

“since you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:20 -

“And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I stood there giving approval[fn] and guarding the clothes of those who killed him.’

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:16 -

“But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and will see of me.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:9 -

God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in telling the good news about his Son ​— ​that I constantly mention you,

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:23 -

I call on God as a witness, on my life, that it was to spare you that I did not come to Corinth.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:1 -

This is the third time I am coming to you. Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:8 -

For God is my witness, how deeply I miss all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:5 -

For we never used flattering speech, as you know, or had greedy motives ​— ​God is our witness ​— ​

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:10 -

You are witnesses, and so is God, of how devoutly, righteously, and blamelessly we conducted ourselves with you believers.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:19 -

Don’t accept an accusation against an elder unless it is supported by two or three witnesses.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:12 -

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of eternal life to which you were called and about which you have made a good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:2 -

What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men[fn] who will be able to teach others also.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:28 -

Anyone who disregarded the law of Moses died without mercy, based on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:1 -

Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:1 -

I exhort the elders among you as a fellow elder and witness to the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in the glory about to be revealed:

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:5 -

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

To him who loves us and has set us free[fn] from our sins by his blood,

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13 -

“I know[fn] where you live ​— ​where Satan’s throne is. Yet you are holding on to my name and did not deny your faith in me,[fn] even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness who was put to death among you, where Satan lives.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:14 -

“Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea: Thus says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator[fn] of God’s creation:

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:3 -

“I will grant[fn] my two witnesses authority to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.”

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:6 -

Then I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.

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