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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 they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:65

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:65 - Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:63

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:63 - The high priest tore his clothes. “Why do we need any more witnesses?” he asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:48 - So you testify that you approve of what your ancestors did; 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 comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:22 - beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:32 - God has raised this Jesus to life, 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 author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:32

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.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:13 - They produced false witnesses, who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:58

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:58 - dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats 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 everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:41 - He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen—by us 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 was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to our people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:15 - 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 martyr[fn] Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:16 - ‘Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:9

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:23 - I call God as my witness—and I stake my life on it—that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:1 - This will be my third visit to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:8 - God can testify how 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 - You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up 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, of how holy, righteous and blameless we were among you who believed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:19 - Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:12 - Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:2 - And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:28 - Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died 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, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:1 - To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed:

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:5 - and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13 - I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death 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: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:3 - And I will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed 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 God’s holy people, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus. When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.
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