Greek · G3144, G4103 · unreviewed

ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστός

Witness · objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful

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μάρτυς G3144 witness

Pronunciation mártys

One who testifies to facts personally observed, especially Christ's resurrection or God's character in covenant.

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πιστός G4103 objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful

Pronunciation pistós

Dual nature: passive sense means trustworthy/reliable; active sense means believing/faithful in trust.

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What does ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστός (ho martys ho pistos) mean in the Bible?

μάρτυς · πιστός is a Greek word meaning "the reliable and true witness".

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Meaning

the reliable and true witness

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Luke 11:48 · Luke 24:48 · Acts 1:8 · Acts 2:32 · Acts 3:15 · Acts 5:32 · Acts 7:58 · Acts 10:39 · Acts 13:31 · 1 Thess 2:10 10×

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Acts 22:15 · Rom 1:9 · Phil 1:8 · 1 Thess 2:5 · 1 Pet 5:1 · Rev 1:5 · Rev 2:13 · Rev 3:14 8×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 18:16 · Matt 26:65 · Mark 14:63 · 2 Cor 13:1 · 1 Tim 5:19 · 1 Tim 6:12 · 2 Tim 2:2 · Heb 12:1 · Rev 17:6 9×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Acts 22:20 1×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Acts 10:41 · Heb 10:28 · Rev 11:3 3×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Acts 1:22 · Acts 26:16 · 2 Cor 1:23 3×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Acts 6:13 1×

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.

1 Corinthians 10 — Learn from Israel, Flee Idolatry, and Seek the Good of Others for God’s Glory 1 Corinthians 4 — Stewards of Christ, Fools for Christ, and a Father’s Admonition Acts 1 — The Risen Christ Commissions His Waiting Witnesses Acts 10 — God Opens the Gospel Door to the Gentiles Acts 22 — Paul’s Defense: Christ Appears, Sends, and Preserves His Witness Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles Acts 6 — Word Ministry, Servant Leadership, and Stephen’s Faithful Witness Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel Luke 12 — Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready Luke 16 — Faithful Stewardship, the Danger of Wealth, and the Finality of Judgment Luke 19 — The Son of Man Seeks the Lost, Receives the Kingly Kingdom, and Weeps over Jerusalem Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man

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

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

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