Strong's Lexicon
marturia: Testimony, witness, evidence
Original Word:μαρτυρία
Part of Speech:Noun, Feminine
Transliteration:marturia
Pronunciation:mar-too-REE-ah
Phonetic Spelling:(mar-too-ree'-ah)
Definition:Testimony, witness, evidence
Meaning:witness, evidence, testimony, reputation.
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek verb μαρτυρέω (martureo), meaning "to bear witness" or "to testify."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "marturia" is עֵדוּת (edut), meaning testimony or witness, as seen in passages like Exodus 25:16, referring to the "Testimony" placed in the Ark.
Usage:The term "marturia" primarily refers to the act of bearing witness or providing testimony. In the New Testament, it is often used in the context of providing evidence or attestation to the truth of a matter, particularly concerning the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It can also refer to the testimony of believers who bear witness to their faith through their words and actions.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, testimony was a crucial element in legal proceedings, serving as a means to establish truth and justice. The concept of bearing witness was also significant in Jewish tradition, where the testimony of two or three witnesses was required to establish a matter (Deuteronomy 19:15). In the early Christian context, marturia took on a profound spiritual dimension, as believers were called to testify to the truth of the Gospel, often at great personal risk.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
martureóDefinitiontestimony
NASB Translationreputation (1), testimony (30), witness (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3141: μαρτυρίαμαρτυρία,
μαρτυρίας,
ἡ (
μαρτυρέω, which see) (from
Homer down);
1.a testifying: the office committed to the prophets of testifying concerning future events,Revelation 11:7.
2. what one testifies,testimony: universally,John 5:34; in a legal sense, of testimony before a judge:Luke 22:71;Mark 14:56; with the genitive of the subjunctive,Mark 14:59;John 8:17;1 John 5:9;κατάτίνος, against one,Mark 14:55; in an historical sense, of the testimony of an historian:John 19:35;John 21:24; in an ethical sense, of testimony concerning one's character:3 John 1:12;1 Timothy 3:7;Titus 1:13; in a predominantly dogmatic sense respecting matters relating to the truth of Christianity: of the testimony establishing the Messiahship and the divinity of Jesus (seeμαρτυρέω, a.), given by — John the Baptist:John 1:7;John 5:32;ἡμαρτυρίατοῦἸωάννου,John 1:19; Jesus himself, with a genitive of the subjunctive,John 5:31;John 8:13f; God, in the prophecies of Scripture concerning Jesus tile Messiah, in the endowments conferred upon him, in the works done by him,John 5:36; through the Holy Spirit, in the Christian's blessed consciousness of eternal life and of reconciliation with God, obtained by baptism ((cf. references under the wordβάπτισμα, 3)) and the expiatory death of Christ, with a subject. genitiveτοῦΘεοῦ,1 John 5:9-11, cf.1 John 5:6-8; the apostles,σουτήνμαρτυρίανπερίἐμοῦ,Acts 22:18 (Winer's Grammar, 137 (130)); the other followers of Christ:Revelation 6:9; with a genitive of the subjunctiveαὐτῶν,Revelation 12:11; with a genitive of the objectἸησοῦ,Revelation 12:17;Revelation 19:10;Revelation 20:4 (ἔχειν thisμαρτυρία isto hold the testimony, to persevere steadfastly in bearing it,Revelation 6:9;Revelation 12:17;Revelation 19:10 (seeἔχω, I. 1 d.); others, however, explain itto have the duty of testifying laid upon oneself); elsewhere thetestimony of Christ is that which he gives concerning divine things, of which he alone has thorough knowledge,John 3:11, 32f;ἡμαρτυρίαἸησοῦ, that testimony which he gave concerning future events relating to the consummation of the kingdom of God,Revelation 1:2 (cf.Revelation 22:16, 20);διάτήνμαρτυρίανἸησοῦΧριστοῦ, to receive this testimony,Revelation 1:9.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
record, testimony, witness.Frommartus; evidence given (judicially or genitive case) -- record, report, testimony, witness.
see GREEKmartus
Forms and Transliterations
μαρτυρια μαρτυρία μαρτύρια μαρτυριαι μαρτυρίαι μαρτυριαν μαρτυρίαν μαρτυριας μαρτυρίας marturia marturiai marturian marturias martyria martyría martyriai martyríai martyrian martyrían martyrias martyríasLinks
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