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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
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

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 55 times in 45 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:44 - “So now come, let’s make a covenant, [fn]you and I, and it shall be a witness between [fn]you and me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:47 - Now Laban called it [fn]Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob called it [fn]Galeed.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:1 -

“You shall not give a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked person to be a malicious witness.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:1 -

‘Now if a person sins after he hears a [fn]public order to testify when he is a witness, whether he has seen or otherwise known, if he does not tell it, then he will bear his punishment.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:13 - and a man has sexual relations with her and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and she remains undiscovered, although she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her and she has not been caught in the act,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:18 - Then he took up his discourse and said,

“Arise, Balak, and hear;

Listen to me, son of Zippor!

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:30 -

If anyone kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the [fn]testimony of witnesses, but no person shall be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:6 - “On the [fn]testimony of two witnesses or three witnesses, the [fn]condemned shall be put to death; he shall not be put to death on the [fn]testimony of only one witness.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:7 - “The hands of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall eliminate the evil from your midst.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:15 -

“A single witness shall not rise up against a person regarding any wrongdoing or any sin [fn]that he commits; on the [fn]testimony of two or three witnesses a matter shall be confirmed.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:16 - “If a malicious witness rises up against a person to testify against him of wrongdoing,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:18 - “And the judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is a false witness and he has testified against his brother falsely,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:22 - So Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen for yourselves the LORD, to serve Him.” And they said, “We are witnesses.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:9 - Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I have bought from the hand of Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech and all that belonged to Chilion and Mahlon.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:10 - “Furthermore, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, to be my wife in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance, so that the name of the deceased will not be eliminated from his brothers or from the [fn]court of his birth place; you are witnesses today.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:11 - And all the people who were [fn]in the court, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and may you achieve [fn]wealth in Ephrathah and [fn]become famous in Bethlehem.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:5 - So he said to them, “The LORD is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day that you have found nothing in my hand.” And they said, “He is witness.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:6 -

Then Samuel said to the people, “It is the LORD who [fn]appointed Moses and Aaron and who brought your fathers up from the land of Egypt.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:23 - “As for the [fn]agreement of which you and I have spoken, behold, the LORD is between you and me forever.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:42 - Then Jonathan said to David, “Go [fn]in safety, since we have sworn to each other in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘The LORD will be between me and you, and between my [fn]descendants and your [fn]descendants forever.’” [fn]So David set out and went on his way, while Jonathan went into the city.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:20 - And he called to the LORD and said, “LORD, my God, have You also brought catastrophe upon the widow with whom I am [fn]staying, by causing her son to die?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:19 -

“Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven,

And my [fn]advocate is on high.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:12 -

Do not turn me over to the [fn]desire of my enemies,

For false witnesses have risen against me,

And the violent witness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:11 -

Malicious witnesses rise up;

They ask me things that I do not know.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37 -

“It shall be established forever like the moon,

And a witness in the sky is faithful.” Selah

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:19 -

A false witness who declares lies,

And one who [fn]spreads strife among brothers.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:17 -

One who declares truth tells what is right,

But a false witness, deceit.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:19 -

Truthful lips will endure forever,

But a lying tongue is only for a moment.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 -

A trustworthy witness will not lie,

But a false witness declares lies.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:25 -

A truthful witness saves lives,

But one who declares lies is [fn]deceitful.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:5 -

A false witness will not go unpunished,

And one who declares lies will not escape.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:9 -

A false witness will not go unpunished,

And one who declares lies will perish.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:28 -

A false witness will perish,

But a person who listens will speak forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:28 -

Do not be a witness against your neighbor for no reason,

And do not deceive with your lips.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:2 - “And [fn]I will take to Myself faithful witnesses for testimony, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:9 -

All the nations have gathered together

So that the peoples may be assembled.

Who among them can declare this

And proclaim to us the former things?

Let them present their witnesses so that they may be justified,

Or let them hear and say, “It is true.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:10 -

“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD,

“And My servant whom I have chosen,

So that you may know and believe Me

And understand that I am He.

Before Me there was no God formed,

And there will be none after Me.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:12 -

“It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed,

And there was no strange god among you;

So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD,

“And I am God.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:8 -

‘Do not tremble and do not be afraid;

Have I not long since announced it to you and declared it?

And you are My witnesses.

Is there any God besides Me,

Or is there any other Rock?

I know of none.’”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:23 - because they acted [fn]foolishly in Israel, and committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and falsely spoke words in My name which I did not command them. I am He who knows, and a witness,” declares the LORD.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:10 - “And I [fn]signed and sealed the deed, and called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:25 - ‘Yet You have said to me, Lord [fn]GOD, “Buy for yourself the field with money and call in witnesses”—although the city has been handed over to the Chaldeans.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:44 - People will buy fields for money, [fn]sign and seal [fn]deeds, and call in witnesses in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the [fn]Negev; for I will restore their fortunes,’ declares the LORD.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:5 - Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with the whole [fn]message with which the LORD your God will send you to us.
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:5 -

“Then I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, those who [fn]oppress the wage earner in his wages or the widow or the [fn]orphan, and those who turn away the stranger from justice and do not [fn]fear Me,” says the LORD of armies.

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