What does καταμαρτυρέω (katamartyréō) mean in the Bible?
καταμαρτυρέω (katamartyréō) is a Greek word meaning "to testify against".
Greek · G2649
καταμαρτυρέω
To testify against
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καταμαρτυρέω G2649
Pronunciation katamartyréō
What does καταμαρτυρέω (katamartyréō) mean in the Bible?
καταμαρτυρέω (katamartyréō) is a Greek word meaning "to testify against".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2649?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include testifying against (2), charges they are bringing against (1).
Where does καταμαρτυρέω (katamartyréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:62. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It testifying against 2× Matthew 26:62, Mark 14:60
charges they are bringing against 1× Matthew 27:13
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 26:62 καταμαρτυροῦσιν to testifying against Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 27:13 καταμαρτυροῦσιν to charges they are bringing against Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 14:60 καταμαρτυροῦσιν to testifying against Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 26:62
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Matthew 2 Mark 1
Source forms
καταμαρτυροῦσιν 3x katamartyrousin Matthew 26:62, Matthew 27:13, Mark 14:60
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 3x Matthew 26:62, Matthew 27:13, Mark 14:60
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to testify against
Strong's G2649
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to testify against
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:62 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
καταμαρτυροῦσιν; katamarturousin
I give evidence against
Read verse Matthew 27:13 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
καταμαρτυροῦσι; katamarturousin
I give evidence against
Read verse Mark 14:60 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
καταμαρτυροῦσιν; katamarturousin
I give evidence against
Read verse Mark 15:4 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
καταμαρτυροῦσιν. katamarturousin
I give evidence against
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Present Active Matt 26:62 · Matt 27:13 · Mark 14:60 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 3
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 3
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
καταμαρτυρέω is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain