Word Study · Strong's G4828 · Greek
συμμαρτυρέω
symmartyreo
soom-mar-too-reh'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: symmartyréō
“to testify jointly, i.e. corroborate by (concurrent) evidence”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to testify jointly, i.e. corroborate by (concurrent) evidence
Rendered in the KJV as
testify unto, (also) bear witness (with).
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- συμμαρτυρούσης2
- συμμαρτυρεῖ1
How it is rendered · 3
- are bearing witness1
- bears witness with1
- while is bearing witness1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAP-GSF · 2
- V-PAI-3S · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Romans3 occurrences
- Romans 2:15συμμαρτυρούσηςsummarturousēsverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularSo they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending themhere: are bearing witness
- Romans 8:16συμμαρτυρεῖsummartureiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularThe Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.here: bears witness with
- Romans 9:1συμμαρτυρούσηςsummarturousēsverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularI speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.here: while is bearing witness