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GreekG3144Noun (Masculine)

μάρτυς

martus

35Occurrences
G3144Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a "martyr"

of uncertain affinity;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
-υρος, ὁ (also ἡ), a witness: (Westc., in l); in forensic sense.; of Christ; of God; of those who have witnessed for Christ by their death (in later Xn. lit., martyr: Swete, Ap., 35).
LXX: for עֵד

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

μάρτυς appears 35 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
13
Revelation
5
1 Thessalonians
2
1 Timothy
2
2 Corinthians
2
Hebrews
2
Luke
2
Matthew
2

Key Passages

1 Peter 5:1BSB

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:

2 Timothy 2:2BSB

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.

Acts 22:15BSB

You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.

Hebrews 10:28BSB

Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Philippians 1:8BSB

God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.