verb
katamarturamō
Strong’sG2649
I give evidence against
stem katamartur-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
κατα-μαρτυρέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: Jb 15:6, Pr 25:18 (ענה), al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2649 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
bear witness against, τινος Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.; κατά τινος NT+5th c.BC+:—passive, have evidence given against one, μὴ πιστῶς καταμαρτυρηθείς Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. ὑπὸ τοῦ βίου τοῦ ἑαυτοῦ to be convicted, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 passive, of evidence, to be given against one, ἃ καταμαρτυρεῖται αὐτοῦ Refs 4th c.BC+
II assert concerning, οὐδὲν κ. τῶν οὐ παρόντων Refs 3rd c.AD+
III Astrology texts, exercise malign influence over, 'aspect', Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| katamarturalōκαταμαρτυροῦσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | testify against | 3× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katamarturamō | katamarturame | katamarturami | katamarturama | katamarturamē | katamarturamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katamarturasō | katamarturase | katamarturasi | katamarturasa | katamarturasē | katamarturaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katamarturatō | katamarturate | katamarturati | katamarturata | katamarturatē | katamarturatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katamarturanō | katamarturane | katamarturani | katamarturana | katamarturanē | katamarturanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katamarturavō | katamarturave | katamarturavi | katamarturava | katamarturavē | katamarturavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katamarturalō3×καταμαρτυροῦσιν | katamarturale | katamarturali | katamarturala | katamarturalē | katamarturalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katamarturameiō | katamarturameia | katamarturameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katamarturaseiō | katamarturaseia | katamarturaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katamarturateiō | katamarturateia | katamarturateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katamarturaneiō | katamarturaneia | katamarturaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katamarturaveiō | katamarturaveia | katamarturaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katamarturaleiō | katamarturaleia | katamarturaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katamarturasōr | katamarturasar | katamarturasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katamarturatōr | katamarturatar | katamarturatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katamarturavōr | katamarturavar | katamarturavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katamarturalōr | katamarturalar | katamarturalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katamarturamoiō | katamarturamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katamarturasoiō | katamarturasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katamarturatoiō | katamarturatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katamarturanoiō | katamarturanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katamarturavoiō | katamarturavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katamarturaloiō | katamarturaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katamarturarō | katamarturari | katamarturara | katamarturarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katamarturarōntos | katamarturarintos | katamarturarantos | katamarturarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
katamartur is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
katamarturalō“testify against”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Matthew 26:62“testify against”… auto; Oudenem apokrinosō? tinem houtois su katamarturalō?… and asked Him, “Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?”
Matthew 27:13“testify against”… tos Pilatos; Ouk akouasō poseim su katamarturalō?Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they …
Mark 14:60“testify against”… Ouk apokrinosō oudenem? tinem houtois su katamarturalō?… You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?”