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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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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, 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; 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 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.
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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:16 - But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:65

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:65 - Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared, "He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now you have heard the blasphemy!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:63

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:63 - Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "Why do we still need witnesses?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:48 - So you testify that you approve of the deeds of your ancestors, because they killed the prophets and you build their tombs!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:48 - You are witnesses of these things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:8 - But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:22 - beginning from his baptism by John until the day he was taken up from us - one of these must become a witness of his resurrection together with us."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:32 - This Jesus God raised up, and we are all witnesses of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:15 - You killed the Originator of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this fact we are witnesses!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:32 - And we are witnesses of these events, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:13 - They brought forward false witnesses who said, "This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:58

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:58 - When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:39 - We are witnesses of all the things he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a tree,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:41 - not by all the people, but by us, the witnesses God had already chosen, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:31 - and for many days he appeared to those who had accompanied him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These are now his witnesses to the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:15 - because you will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:20 - And when the blood of your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing nearby, approving, and guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:16 - But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this reason, to designate you in advance as a servant and witness to the things you have seen and to the things in which I will appear to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:9 - For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness that I continually remember you

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:23 - Now I appeal to God as my witness, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:1 - This is the third time I am coming to visit you. By the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter will be established.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:8 - For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:5 - For we never appeared with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed - God is our witness -

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:10 - You are witnesses, and so is God, as to how holy and righteous and blameless our conduct was toward you who believe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:19 - Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:12 - Compete well for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession for in the presence of many witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:2 - And entrust what you heard me say in the presence of many others as witnesses to faithful people who will be competent to teach others as well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:28 - Someone who rejected the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:1 - Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:1 - So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:5 - and from Jesus Christ - the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13 - 'I know where you live - where Satan's throne is. Yet you continue to cling to my name and you have not denied your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was killed in your city where Satan lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:14 - "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God's creation:

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:3 - And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:6 - I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of those who testified to Jesus. I was greatly astounded when I saw her.
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