noun · feminine
marturias
Strong’sG3141
witness, evidence, testimony
stem marturi-37 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Testimony, evidence, or witness — a statement given to establish the truth of something, often in a formal or judicial sense 1234. This covers general witness or evidence given about a matter 123, evidence given specifically in a legal or judicial setting 23, and, especially in one New Testament book, witness borne concerning Christ or divine truth 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
μαρτυρία, -ας, ἡ
(< μαρτυρέω), [in LXX: Ge 31:47 R (שָׂהֲדוּתָא), Ex 20:16, De 5:20 (17), Pr 25:18, Ps 18 (19):7 (עֵד, עֵדוּת), Pr 12:19, Si 34 (31):23, 24, IV Mac 6:32*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3141 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmar-too-ree'-ah
evidence given (judicially or genitive case)
Fromfrom G3144;
King Jamesrecord, report, testimony, witness.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
testimony, Διονύσου μαρτυρίῃσι Refs 8th c.BC+ his evidence, Refs 5th c.BC+; μαρτυριῶν ἀπέχεσθαι to refuse to give evidence, Refs 5th c.BC+; γράφειν μ. τινί serve him with a subpoena, Refs 4th c.BC+: in non-legal sense, commendation, πάσης μ. ἐπιτήδειον (in sense of ἄξιον) Refs 2nd c.AD+: in plural, demonstrations of favour, Refs 3rd c.AD+
II Astrology texts, aspect, Vett. Val.5.5, 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
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | marturias15×μαρτυρία | marturiais1×μαρτυρίαι |
| object accusative | marturian19×μαρτυρίαν | marturiain |
| direct address vocative | marturiar | marturiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | marturiau2×μαρτυρίας | marturiaiu |
| to, for dative | marturia | marturiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
marturia 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
37 occurrences, every one of them listed
marturias“testimony”subjectnominative singular15×
Mark 14:59kai oude houtōs isas ate tas marturias autoiu.But even their testimony was inconsistent.
John 1:19Kai houtas atō tas marturias tou Iōannou hote apostelala tois Ioudaiois …And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent …
John 5:31Ean mis marturameiō peri miautou, tas marturias mu ouk atō alēthas;If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.
John 5:32… kai oidamē hoti alēthas atō tas marturias han marturatō peri mu.… Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.
John 8:13… Farisaiois; Sis peri siautou marturasō; tas marturias su ouk atō alēthas.… You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”
John 8:14… marturameiō peri miautou, alēthas atō tas marturias mu, hoti oidamē pothen erchama kai …… if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where …
John 8:17… humetero grafotē hoti duo anthrōpoiu tas marturias alēthas atō.… Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.
John 19:35… marturatē, kai alēthinas autou atō tas marturias, kai ekeinos oidatē hoti alētheim legatō, …… has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he …
John 21:24… kai oidanē hoti alēthas autou tas marturias atō.… down. And we know that his testimony is true.
Titus 1:13tas marturias houtas atō alēthas. dia han aitian …This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly …
1 John 5:9… tan marturian toiu anthrōpoiu labanō, tas marturias tou theou megoteras atō, hoti houtas …… is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His …
1 John 5:9… megoteras atō, hoti houtas atō tas marturias tou theou hoti marturatē peri tou …Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater …
1 John 5:11kai houtas atō tas marturias, hoti zōan aiōnian dōata tos theos …And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life …
3 John 1:12… de marturanō, kai oidasē hoti tas marturias nu alēthas atō.… him, and you know that our testimony is true.
Revelation 19:10… Iēsu; to theo proskunasar; tas gar marturias Iēsu atō tem pneumem tau profēteiau.… of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of …
marturian“testimony”objectaccusative singular19×
Mark 14:55… tem sunedriem zētale kata tou Iēsu marturian eis tem thanatara auton, kai ouk …… and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to …
John 1:7houtos erchata eis marturian, hina marturateia peri teu fōteu, hina …He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so …
John 3:11… kai hem horanē marturanō, kai tan marturian nu ouk labavō.… you people do not accept our testimony.
John 3:32… kai akouata houtem marturatō, kai tan marturian autou oudenos labatō.… heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.
John 3:33tos labarantos autou tan marturian sfragizata hoti tos theos alēthos atō.Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.
John 5:34mis de ouk para anthrōpou tan marturian labamō, alla houteim legamō hina vis …… though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that …
John 5:36mis de echamō tan marturian megotereim tou Iōannou, teim gar ergeim …But I have testimony more substantial than that of John …
Acts 22:18… ek Ierousalēm, dioti ouk paradecheli su marturian peri mu.… people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’
1 Timothy 3:7datō de kai marturian kalan echarō apo toiu exōthen, hina …Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will …
1 John 5:9ei tan marturian toiu anthrōpoiu labanō, tas marturias tou …… if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this …
1 John 5:10… ton huion tou theou echatō tan marturian en heauto; tos mē pisteuarōntos to …… he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His …
1 John 5:10… auton, hoti ouk pisteuatē eis tan marturian han marturatē tos theos peri tou …… the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe …
Revelation 1:2… ton logon tou theou kai tan marturian Iēsu Christou, hoseim horata.… the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 1:9… ton logon tou theou kai tan marturian Iēsu.… the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
Revelation 6:9… logon tou theou kai dia tan marturian han echale.… word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.
Revelation 11:7Kai hotan telaleia tan marturian autoiu, tem thērem tem anabainarōntem ek …… the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from …
Revelation 12:17… entolain tou theou kai echarōntoiu tan marturian Iēsu;… of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood …
Revelation 19:10… toiu adelfoiu su toiu echarōntoiu tan marturian Iēsu; to theo proskunasar; tas gar …… your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the …
Revelation 20:4… tain psuchain toiu pelekizorēntoiu dia tan marturian Iēsu kai dia ton logon tou …… who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word …
marturiau“testimony”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Luke 22:71tois de legala; Tinem ēti echanō marturiau chreian? autois gar akouana apo teu …“Why do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it …
Revelation 12:11… arnieu kai dia ton logon tau marturiau autoiu, kai ouk agapala tan psuchan …… and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their …
marturiais“testimony”subjectnominative plural1×
Mark 14:56… pseudomarturale kata autou, kai isais tais marturiais ouk ale.… false witness against Jesus, but their testimony was inconsistent.