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Lexicon :: Strong's G3144 - martys

Aa
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.
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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 34 times in 34 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:16 - But if he doesn't listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:65

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:65 - Then the Kohen Gadol tore his clothing, saying, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:63

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:63 - The Kohen Gadol tore his clothes, and said, "What further need have we of witnesses?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:48

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:8 - But you will receive power when the Ruach HaKodesh has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Yerushalayim, in all Yehudah and Shomron, and to the uttermost parts of the eretz."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:22 - beginning from the immersion of Yochanan, to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:32 - This Yeshua God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:15 - and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:32 - We are His witnesses of these things; and so also is the Ruach HaKodesh, whom God has given to those who obey him."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:13 - and set up false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:58

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:58 - They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Sha'ul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:39 - We are witnesses of everything he did both in the country of the Yehudim, and in Yerushalayim; whom they also killed, hanging him on a tree.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:41

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:31 - and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from the Galil to Yerushalayim, who are his witnesses to the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:15 - For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:20 - When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:16 - But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen, and of the things which I will reveal to you;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:9 - For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the Good News of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:23 - But I call God for a witness to my soul, that I didn't come to Corinth to spare you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:1 - This is the third time I am coming to you. "At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word established."

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:8 - For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Messiah Yeshua.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:5 - For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:10 - You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:19 - Don't receive an accusation against an elder, except at the word of two or three witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:12 - Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:2 - The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:28 - A man who disregards Moshe's law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:1 - Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:1 - I exhort the Zakenim among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Messiah, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:5 - and from Yeshua the Messiah, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the eretz. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13 - "I know your works and where you dwell, where Hasatan's throne is. You hold firmly to my name, and didn't deny my faith in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Hasatan dwells.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:14 - "To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: "The Amein, the Faithful and True Witness, the Head of God's creation, says these things:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:3 - I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth."

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:6 - I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the holy ones, and with the blood of the martyrs of Yeshua. When I saw her, I wondered with great amazement.
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