Greek noun (masculine) · G3144
μάρτυς
martysmar'-toos
witness
35 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: mártys
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3144is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 13 of 27New Testament books
- 10spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3144
a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a "martyr"
The King James renders it: martyr, record, 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
martys is rendered "witness". It stands 35 times in the Greek text, across thirteen books.
- Thirteen of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 18:16But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
- The Greek text spells it ten different ways.
The first use
But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
Matthew 18:16μαρτύρων
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Thirteen of the word's thirty-five 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
- witnesses19
- witness7
- a witness3
- of witnesses3
- as witness1
- to witnesses1
- witness —1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| μαρτυρέω | martyreo | to testify | Uses76 |
| μαρτυρία | martyria | testimony | Uses37 |
| μαρτύριον | martyrion | testimony | Uses19 |
| μαρτύρομαι | martyromai | to testify | Uses4 |
The words it stands beside
All 35, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
10 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
- μάρτυρες8
- μαρτύρων8
- μάρτυς8
- μάρτυρα3
- μάρτυρές2
- μάρτυσιν2
- μάρτυρας1
- μάρτυρός1
- μαρτύρων.¶1
- μάρτυσίν1
The grammar of each form
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural10N-NPM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural9N-GPM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular8N-NSM
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular3N-ASM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural3N-DPM
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1N-APM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1N-GSM
Matthew
two uses
But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
- μαρτύρωνmarturonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.
- μαρτύρωνmarturonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of witnesses
Mark
one use
At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses?
- μαρτύρωνmarturonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of witnesses
Luke
two uses
So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
- μάρτυρέςmarturesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
You are witnesses of these things.
- μάρτυρεςmarturesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
Acts
thirteen uses
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- μάρτυρεςmarturesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
- μάρτυραmarturanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a witness
God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- μάρτυρεςmarturesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
- μάρτυρέςmarturesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
- μάρτυρεςmarturesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
- μάρτυραςmarturasnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
- μάρτυρεςmarturesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
- μάρτυρεςmarturesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
- μάρτυσινmartusinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: to witnesses
and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.
- μάρτυρεςmarturesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
- μάρτυςmartusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a witness
And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
- μάρτυρόςmarturosnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: witness
‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
- μάρτυραmarturanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a witness
Romans
one use
God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
- μάρτυςmartusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Witness
2 Corinthians
two uses
I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
- μάρτυραmarturanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: as witness
This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
- μαρτύρωνmarturonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
Philippians
one use
God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
- Μάρτυςmartusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Witness
1 Thessalonians
two uses
As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
- μάρτυςmartusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: witness —
You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.
- μάρτυρεςmarturesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
1 Timothy
two uses
Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
- μαρτύρωνmarturonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
- μαρτύρων.¶marturonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
2 Timothy
one use
And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
- μαρτύρωνmarturonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
Hebrews
two uses
Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
- μάρτυσινmartusinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
- μαρτύρωνmarturonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of witnesses
1 Peter
one use
As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:
- μάρτυςmartusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: witness
Revelation
five uses
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
- μάρτυςmartusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: witness
I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits. Yet you have held fast to My name and have not denied your faith in Me, even in the day when My faithful witness Antipas was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
- μάρτυςmartusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: witness
To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
- μάρτυςmartusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Witness
And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
- μάρτυσίνmartusinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.
- μαρτύρωνmarturonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: witnesses
Where it leads
Studies that open this word1
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 words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
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.