Gloss
witness, testimony; martyr (one who witnessed unto death)
Forms of the word
Dictionary
μάρτυς, μάρτυρος, ὁ
Greek transliteration
martys
Simplified transliteration
martys
Numbers
Strong's number
3144
GK Number
3459
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
35
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-3f(2a)
Definition
(1) a judicial witness, deponent, Mt. 18:16; Heb. 10:28; (2) generally, a witness to a circumstance, Lk. 24:48; Acts 10:41; in NT a witness, a testifier, of a doctrine, Rev. 1:5; 3:14; 11:3; (3) a martyr, Acts 22:20; Rev. 2:13
Greek-English Concordance for μάρτυς
| 1 Timothy 6:12 | Fight the good fight of the faith. Seize hold of the eternal life, to which you were called and about which you confessed the good confession before many witnesses (martyrōn | μαρτύρων | gen pl masc). |
| 2 Timothy 2:2 | and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses (martyrōn | μαρτύρων | gen pl masc), entrust these things to faithful men, who will also be able to teach others. |
| Hebrews 10:28 | Anyone who violates the law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses (martysin | μάρτυσιν | dat pl neut). |
| Hebrews 12:1 | Therefore since we ourselves have so great a cloud of (martyrōn | μαρτύρων | gen pl masc) witnesses (martyrōn | μαρτύρων | gen pl masc) surrounding us, let us also lay aside every impediment, and the sin that so easily distracts, and let us run with endurance the race that is prescribed for us, |
| 1 Peter 5:1 | Therefore I, a fellow elder and a witness (martys | μάρτυς | nom sg masc) of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory that is about to be revealed, exhort the elders among you: |
| Revelation 1:5 | and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness (martys | μάρτυς | nom sg masc), the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the world. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood |
| Revelation 2:13 | I know where you live, where Satan has his throne. Yet you are holding fast to my name, and you did not deny your faith in me even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness (martys | μάρτυς | nom sg masc), who was put to death in your city where Satan lives. |
| Revelation 3:14 | “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness (martys | μάρτυς | nom sg masc), the Beginning of God’s creation, has this to say: |
| Revelation 11:3 | And I will give power to my two witnesses (martysin | μάρτυσιν | dat pl masc), and they will prophesy for one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.” |
| Revelation 17:6 | And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of those who bore witness (martyrōn | μαρτύρων | gen pl masc) to Jesus. When I saw her, I was greatly astounded. |
