verb
marturemō
Greekμαρτύρομαι (marturomai)
Strong’sG3143
I call to witness, testify, solemnly charge
stem martur-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** μαρτύρομαι
(< μάρτυρ), [in LXX: Jth 7:28, I Mac 2:56 א)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3143 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmar-too'-rom-ahee
to be adduced as a witness, i.e. (figuratively) to obtest (in affirmation or exhortation)
Frommiddle voice from G3144;
King Jamestake to record, testify.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| marturemōμαρτύρομαι | happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular | testify | 3× |
| marturerōtosμαρτυρόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine | testifying | 1× |
| marturerōtoisμαρτυρόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine | charged | 1× |
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 | marturemō3×μαρτύρομαι | martureme | marturemi | marturema | marturemē | marturemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | marturesō | marturese | marturesi | marturesa | marturesē | martureselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | marturetō | marturete | martureti | martureta | marturetē | marturetelē |
| we 1st person plural | marturenō | marturene | martureni | marturena | marturenē | marturenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | marturevō | martureve | marturevi | martureva | marturevē | marturevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | marturelō | marturele | martureli | marturela | marturelē | marturelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | marturemeiō | marturemeia | marturemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | martureseiō | martureseia | martureseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | martureteiō | martureteia | martureteiē |
| we 1st person plural | martureneiō | martureneia | martureneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | martureveiō | martureveia | martureveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | martureleiō | martureleia | martureleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | marturesōr | marturesar | marturesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | marturetōr | marturetar | marturetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | marturevōr | marturevar | marturevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | marturelōr | marturelar | marturelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | marturemoiō | marturemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | marturesoiō | marturesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | marturetoiō | marturetoia |
| we 1st person plural | marturenoiō | marturenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | marturevoiō | marturevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | martureloiō | martureloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | marturerō | martureri | marturera | marturerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | marturerōtos2×μαρτυρόμενος | martureritos | martureratos | marturerētos |
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
martur 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
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
marturemō“testify”happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular3×
Acts 20:26“testify”dioti marturemō vi en ta sēmeron hēmera hoti katharos amō apo teu haimeu pantoiu,Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
Galatians 5:3“testify”marturemō de palin panto anthrōpo peritemnirōto hoti ofeiletos atō holon ton nomon poiara.Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
Ephesians 4:17“testify”Houtem oun legamō kai marturemō en kurio, mēketi vin peripatarō kathōs kai teim ethneim peripatatō en mataiota tou nouou auteiu,So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
marturerōtos“testifying”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 26:22“testifying”epikouriau oun tunchanaratos tau apo tou theou achri tau hēmerau houtau histanamē marturerōtos mikro tē kai mego, oudenem ektos legarōtos heiu tē tois profētois lalala mellarōteiu ginerō kai Mōusos,But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
marturerōtois“charged”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Thessalonians 2:12“charged”parakalarōtois vin kai paramutherōtois kai marturerōtois, eis tem peripatarō vin axiōs tou theou tou kalarōtou vin eis tan heautou basileian kai doxan.encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.