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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 55 times in 45 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:44

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:44 - “Now therefore, come, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it be a witness between you and me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:47

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:47 - Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha,[fn] but Jacob called it Galeed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:1 - “You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:1 - ‘If a person sins in hearing the utterance of an oath, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of the matter—if he does not tell it, he bears guilt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:13 - ‘and a man lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and it is concealed that she has defiled herself, and there was no witness against her, nor was she caught—

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:18 - Then he took up his oracle and said:

“Rise up, Balak, and hear!
Listen to me, son of Zippor!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:30 - ‘Whoever kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness is not sufficient testimony against a person for the death penalty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:6 - “Whoever is deserving of death shall be put to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses; he shall not be put to death on the testimony of one witness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:7 - “The hands of the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from among you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:15 - “One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:16 - “If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:18 - “And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness, who has testified falsely against his brother,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:22 - So Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD for yourselves, to serve Him.” And they said, “We are witnesses!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:9 - And Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses this day that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, from the hand of Naomi.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:10 - “Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, I have acquired as my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead through his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brethren and from his position at the gate.[fn] You are witnesses this day.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:11 - And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:5 - Then he said to them, “The LORD is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” And they answered, “He is witness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:6 - Then Samuel said to the people, “It is the LORD who raised up Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up from the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:23 - “And as for the matter which you and I have spoken of, indeed the LORD be between you and me forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:42 - Then Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, since we have both sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants, forever.’ ” So he arose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:20 - Then he cried out to the LORD and said, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on the widow with whom I lodge, by killing her son?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:19 - Surely even now my witness is in heaven,
And my evidence is on high.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:12 - Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;
For false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:11 - Fierce witnesses rise up;
They ask me things that I do not know.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37 - It shall be established forever like the moon,
Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:19 - A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among brethren.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:17 - He who speaks truth declares righteousness,
But a false witness, deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:19 - The truthful lip shall be established forever,
But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 - A faithful witness does not lie,
But a false witness will utter lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:25 - A true witness delivers souls,
But a deceitful witness speaks lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:5 - A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who speaks lies will not escape.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:9 - A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who speaks lies shall perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:28 - A false witness shall perish,
But the man who hears him will speak endlessly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:28 - Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,
For would you deceive[fn] with your lips?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:2

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:9 - Let all the nations be gathered together,
And let the people be assembled.
Who among them can declare this,
And show us former things?
Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified;
Or let them hear and say, “It is truth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:10 - “You are My witnesses,” says the LORD,
“And My servant whom I have chosen,
That you may know and believe Me,
And understand that I am He.
Before Me there was no God formed,
Nor shall there be after Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:12 - I have declared and saved,
I have proclaimed,
And there was no foreign god among you;
Therefore you are My witnesses,”
Says the LORD, “that I am God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:8 - Do not fear, nor be afraid;
Have I not told you from that time, and declared it?
You are My witnesses.
Is there a God besides Me?
Indeed there is no other Rock;
I know not one.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:23 - because they have done disgraceful things in Israel, have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken lying words in My name, which I have not commanded them. Indeed I know, and am a witness, says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:10 - “And I signed the deed and sealed it, took witnesses, and weighed the money on the scales.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:25 - ‘And You have said to me, O Lord GOD, “Buy the field for money, and take witnesses”!—yet the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:44 - ‘Men will buy fields for money, sign deeds and seal them, and take witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South; for I will cause their captives to return,’ says the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:5 - So they said to Jeremiah, “Let the LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not do according to everything which the LORD your God sends us by you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:5 - And I will come near you for judgment;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
Against perjurers,
Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,”
Says the LORD of hosts.
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