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μαρτύριον

Testimony

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μαρτύριον G3142
Pronunciation martýrion

What does μαρτύριον (martýrion) mean in the Bible?

μαρτύριον (martýrion) is a Greek word meaning "testimony". μαρτύριον, -ου, τό (μάρτυρ) [in LXX chiefly for מוֹעֵד, also for עֵדָה, עֵדוּת and cogn. Frames persecution as opportunity for witness.

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Meaning

testimony
Extended definition

Testimony functioning as public witness or proof, often with legal or covenantal significance in Christian proclamation.

(μάρτυρ) [in LXX chiefly for מוֹעֵד, also for עֵדָה, עֵדוּת and cogn. forms ;] a testimony, witness, proof (Hdt., Thuc., al.): with genitive subj., 2Co.1:12, 2Th.1:10; with genitive obj., Act.4:33, 1Co.1:6 2:1 (WH, txt., R, txt., μυστήριον; 2Ti.1:8; εἰς μ., Mat.8:4 10:18 Mat.24:14, Mrk.1:44 6:11 13:9, Luk.5:14 9:5 21:13, Heb.3:5, Jas.5:3; τὸ μ. καιροῖς ἰδίοις (CGT, in l), 1Ti.2:6; ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ μ. (LXX for מוֹעֵד אֹהֶל), Act.7:44, Rev.15:5.

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Why This Word Matters
Frames persecution as opportunity for witness. Luke 21:12–19
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 1:6 · 2 Cor 1:12 · 2 Thess 1:10 · 1 Tim 2:6 4×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 7:44 · Rev 15:5 2×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 8:4 · Matt 10:18 · Matt 24:14 · Mark 1:44 · Mark 6:11 · Mark 13:9 · Luke 5:14 · Luke 9:5 · Luke 21:13 · Acts 4:33 · 1 Cor 2:1 · 2 Tim 1:8 · Heb 3:5 · Jas 5:3 14×
20 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

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New Testament Witnesses
Luke 21:12–19 μαρτύριον martýrion Accusative · Singular · Neuter
testimony
Additional Occurrences
Luke 21:5–24 μαρτύριον martýrion
Testimony, witness
Luke 9:1–6 μαρτύριον martýrion
Testimony
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

μαρτύριον · ἐπί G3142, G1909
testimony against them
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 4 — Christ Alone Saves and His Witnesses Speak Boldly Luke 21 — The Widow’s Gift, Jerusalem’s Fall, and Watchfulness before the Son of Man Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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