Greek · G4828 · unreviewed

συμμαρτυρέω

To testify with

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συμμαρτυρέω G4828
Pronunciation symmartyréō

What does συμμαρτυρέω (symmartyréō) mean in the Bible?

συμμαρτυρέω (symmartyréō) is a Greek word meaning "to testify with". συν-μαρτυρέω (Rec.

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Meaning

to testify with
Extended definition

Joint testimony reinforces truth; the Holy Spirit's witness with human conscience validates God's claims.

to bear witness with: Rom.2:15; with dative, Rom.8:16; before ὅτι, Rom.9:1.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present
Voices
Active
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality
Present Active Rom 2:15 · Rom 9:1
Indicative states a fact or reality
Present Active Rom 8:16
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing 1 participle 2
Tense
present 3
Voice
active 3
Mood
participle 2 indicative 1

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 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.

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

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