verb
marturoomō
Strong’sG3143
I call to witness, testify, solemnly charge
stem marturo-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 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.
** 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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future μαρτῠροῦμαι (δια-) LXX+2nd c.AD+: aorist ἐμαρτῡράμην Refs 5th c.BC+:—call to witness, invoke, with accusative person, Refs 5th c.BC+; especially of the gods, Ἄρτεμιν, γαῖαν καὶ θεούς, Refs 5th c.BC+; δαίμονας, ὡς.. Refs: with accusative et infinitive, ὑμᾶς δ᾽ ἀκούειν ταῦτ᾽ ἐγὼ μαρτύρομαι Refs 4th c.BC+participle, μαρτύρομαι τυπτόμενος I call you to witness that.., Refs 5th c.BC+
2 with accusative of things, call one to witness a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 protest, asseverate, μ. ὅτι.. Refs 5th c.BC+ I protest, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 with accusative person et genitive of things, οἱ δὲ τῆς τῶν θεῶν.. παραγωγῆς τὸν Ὅμηρον μ. ὅτι.. cite Homer as a witness of.., Refs 5th c.BC+ [same place]; μ. τινὶ ὅτι.. NT; τοὺς ἀποστάντας μ. τῆς ἐπιορκίας remind them of.., 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| marturoomōμαρτύρομαι | happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular | testify | 3× |
| marturoorōntosμαρτυρόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | testifying | 1× |
| marturoorōntoisμαρτυρόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | marturoomō3×μαρτύρομαι | marturoome | marturoomē | marturoomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | marturoosō | marturoose | marturoosē | marturooselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | marturootō | marturoote | marturootē | marturootelē |
| we 1st person plural | marturoonō | marturoone | marturoonē | marturoonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | marturoovō | marturoove | marturoovē | marturoovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | marturoolō | marturoole | marturoolē | marturoolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | marturoomeiō | marturoomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | marturooseiō | marturooseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | marturooteiō | marturooteiē |
| we 1st person plural | marturooneiō | marturooneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | marturooveiō | marturooveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | marturooleiō | marturooleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | marturoosōr | marturoosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | marturootōr | marturootēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | marturoovōr | marturoovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | marturoolōr | marturoolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | marturoomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | marturoosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | marturootoiō |
| we 1st person plural | marturoonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | marturoovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | marturooloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | marturoorō | marturoorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | marturoorōntos2×μαρτυρόμενος | marturoorēntos |
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
marturo 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.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
marturoomō“testify”happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular3×
Acts 20:26dioti marturoomō vi en ta sēmeron hēmera hoti …Therefore I testify to you this day that I …
Galatians 5:3marturoomō de palin panto anthrōpo peritemorōnto hoti …Again I testify to every man who gets himself …
Ephesians 4:17“testify”Houtem oun legamō kai marturoomō en kurio, mēketi vin peripatarō kathōs …… tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles …
marturoorōntos“testifying”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 26:22“testifying”… theou achri tau hēmerau houtau stēamē marturoorōntos mikro tē kai mego, oudenem ektos …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 …
marturoorōntois“charged”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Thessalonians 2:12“charged”parakalarōntois vin kai paramuthorōntois kai marturoorōntois, eis tem peripatarō vin axiōs tou …encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.