What does μαρτύρομαι (martýromai) mean in the Bible?
μαρτύρομαι (martýromai) is a Greek word meaning "to testify".
Greek · G3143
μαρτύρομαι
To testify
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μαρτύρομαι G3143
Pronunciation martýromai
What does μαρτύρομαι (martýromai) mean in the Bible?
μαρτύρομαι (martýromai) is a Greek word meaning "to testify".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3143?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I testify (2), insist [on it] (1), to testify (1), urging (1).
Where does μαρτύρομαι (martýromai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 20:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), 1 Thessalonians (1), Ephesians (1), Galatians (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 I testify 2× Acts 20:26, Galatians 5:3
insist [on it] 1× Ephesians 4:17
to testify 1× Acts 26:22
urging 1× 1 Thessalonians 2:12
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 20:26 μαρτύρομαι to I testify Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular Acts 26:22 μαρτυρόμενος to to testify Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Galatians 5:3 μαρτύρομαι to I testify Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular Ephesians 4:17 μαρτύρομαι to insist [on it] Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 1 Thessalonians 2:12 μαρτυρόμενοι to urging Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 20:26
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Acts 2 Galatians 1 Ephesians 1 1 Thessalonians 1
Source forms
μαρτύρομαι 3x martyromai Acts 20:26, Galatians 5:3, Ephesians 4:17
μαρτυρόμενοι 1x martyromenoi 1 Thessalonians 2:12
μαρτυρόμενος 1x martyromenos Acts 26:22
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 3x Acts 20:26, Galatians 5:3, Ephesians 4:17
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 1 Thessalonians 2:12
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 26:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to testify
Strong's G3143
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to testify
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(μάρτυρ), [in LXX: Jdth.7:28, 1Ma.2:56 א)* ;] to summon as witness (M, Th., 25 f.; Hort., 1Pe., 53 f.; Lft., Notes, 29; Ga 203), hence,
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 20:26 Verb First Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
μαρτύρομαι marturomai
I call to witness, testify, solemnly charge
Read verse Galatians 5:3 Verb First Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
μαρτύρομαι marturomai
I call to witness, testify, solemnly charge
Read verse Ephesians 4:17 Verb First Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
μαρτύρομαι marturomai
I call to witness, testify, solemnly charge
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 2 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Present Voices Middle
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 Middle Acts 20:26 · Gal 5:3 · Eph 4:17 3×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Middle Acts 26:22 · 1 Thess 2:12 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 4
Voice
middle 4
Mood
indicative 3 participle 1
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
μαρτύρομαι is built from this root:
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