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Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
1 Strong's Number: g3140 Greek: martureo

Testify:

for which see WITNESS, is frequently rendered "to bear witness, to witness," in the RV, where AV renders it "to testify," Jhn 2:25; 3:11, 32; 5:39; 15:26; 21:24; 1Cr 15:15; Hbr 7:17; 11:4; 1Jo 4:14; 5:9; 3Jo 1:3. In the following, however, the RV, like the AV, has the rendering "to testify," Jhn 4:39, 44; 7:7; 13:21; Act 26:5; Rev 22:16, 18, 20.

2 Strong's Number: g1957 Greek: epimartureo

Testify:

"to bear witness to" (a strengthened form of No. 1), is rendered "testifying" in 1Pe 5:12.

3 Strong's Number: g3143 Greek: marturomai

Testify:

primarily, "to summon as witness," then, "to bear witness" (sometimes with the suggestion of solemn protestation), is rendered "to testify" in Act 20:26, RV (AV, "I take... to record"); Gal 5:3; Eph 4:17; 1Th 2:11, in the best texts (some have No. 1), RV, "testifying" (AV, "charged").

4 Strong's Number: g1263 Greek: diamarturomai

Testify:

"to testify or protest solemnly," an intensive form of No. 3, is translated "to testify" in Luk 16:28; Act 2:40; 8:25; 10:42; 18:5; 20:21, 23, 24; 23:11; 28:23; 1Th 4:6; Hbr 2:6; "to charge" in 1Ti 5:21; 2Ti 2:14; 4:1.

5 Strong's Number: g4303 Greek: promarturomai

Testify:

"to testify beforehand," occurs in 1Pe 1:11, where the pronoun "it" should be "He" (the "it" being due to the grammatically neuter form of pneuma; the personality of the Holy Spirit requires the masculine pronoun).

Note: In Rev 22:18 some texts have summartureo, "to bear witness with."
See WITNESS.

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