Greek verb · G1263
διαμαρτύρομαι
diamartyromaidee-am-ar-too'-rom-ahee
to testify solemnly
15 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: diamartýromai
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1263is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 9spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1263
to attest or protest earnestly, or (by implication) hortatively
The King James renders it: charge, testify (unto), witness.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
diamartyromai is rendered "to testify solemnly". It stands 15 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Nine of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 16:28for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
- The Greek text spells it nine different ways.
The first use
for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
Luke 16:28διαμαρτύρηται
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Nine of the word's fifteen uses are in Acts.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- earnestly testifying2
- to testify fully2
- fully testifies1
- fully testifying1
- Has testified1
- having earnestly testified1
- he earnestly testified1
- he may warn1
- I earnestly declare1
- I earnestly testify1
- solemnly charging1
- thoroughly warned1
and 1 more, 15 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| διαμερίζω | diamerizo | to divide | Uses11 |
| διαμένω | diameno | to remain | Uses5 |
| διαμάχομαι | diamachomai | to contend sharply | Uses1 |
| διαμερισμός | diamerismos | division | Uses1 |
All 15, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
9 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- διαμαρτυρόμενος4
- διαμαρτύρασθαι2
- Διαμαρτύρομαι2
- διεμαρτύρατο2
- διαμαρτυράμενοι1
- διαμαρτύρεταί1
- διαμαρτύρηται1
- διεμαρτυράμεθα1
- διεμαρτύρω1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular4V-PNP-NSM
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-ADI-3S
- verb · aorist middle form, infinitive (“to…”)2V-ADN
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singular2V-PNI-1S
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 1st person plural1V-ADI-1P
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 2nd person singular1V-ADI-2S
- verb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-ADP-NPM
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PNI-3S
- verb · present middle or passive form, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-PNS-3S
Luke
one use
for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
- διαμαρτύρηταιdiamarturetaiverb · present middle or passive form, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: he may warn
Acts
nine uses
With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
- διεμαρτύρατοdiemarturatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he earnestly testified
And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.
- διαμαρτυράμενοιdiamarturamenoiverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having earnestly testified
And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
- διαμαρτύρασθαιdiamarturasthaiverb · aorist middle form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to testify fully
And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
- διαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: earnestly testifying
testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- διαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: earnestly testifying
I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.
- διαμαρτύρεταίdiamarturetaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fully testifies
But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
- διαμαρτύρασθαιdiamarturasthaiverb · aorist middle form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to testify fully
The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
- διεμαρτύρωdiemarturoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: you have fully testified
So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
- διαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: fully testifying
1 Thessalonians
one use
and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
- διεμαρτυράμεθαdiemarturamethaverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: thoroughly warned
1 Timothy
one use
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
- Διαμαρτύρομαιdiamarturomaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I earnestly testify
2 Timothy
two uses
Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.
- διαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: solemnly charging
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:
- Διαμαρτύρομαιdiamarturomaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I earnestly declare
Hebrews
one use
But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
- διεμαρτύρατοdiemarturatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Has testified
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.