What does μαρτύριον · ἐπί mean in the Bible?
μαρτύριον · ἐπί is a Greek phrase meaning "testimony against them".
Greek · G3142, G1909
μαρτύριον ἐπ’ αὐτούς
Testimony · upon/to/against
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μαρτύριονG3142testimony
Pronunciationmartýrion
Testimony functioning as public witness or proof, often with legal or covenantal significance in Christian proclamation.
Open lexicon entry →ἐπίG1909upon/to/against
Pronunciationepí
Open lexicon entry →What does μαρτύριον ἐπ’ αὐτούς (martyrion ep' autous) mean in the Bible?
μαρτύριον · ἐπί is a Greek phrase meaning "testimony against them".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3142, G1909?
G3142, G1909 is connected to 20 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. testimony against them
Source Gloss
testimony against them
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms20Case patternAccusative (14)Number patternSingular (20)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter1 Cor 1:6 · 2 Cor 1:12 · 2 Thess 1:10 · 1 Tim 2:64×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterActs 7:44 · Rev 15:52×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 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 5:314×
Word Origins
μαρτύριον ἐπ’ αὐτούς is built from this root: