noun · masculine
marturos
Greekμάρτυς (martus)
Strong’sG3144
a witness
stem martur-35 times in the New Testamentin 13 of 27 books7 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μάρτυς
(Æolic μάρτυρ), -υρος, ὁ (also ἡ), [in LXX for עֵד;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3144 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmar'-toos
a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a "martyr"
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesmartyr, record, witness.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | marturos8×μάρτυς | marturois10×μάρτυρες |
| object accusative | marturon3×μάρτυρα | marturoin1×μάρτυρας |
| direct address vocative | marturor | marturoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | marturou1×μάρτυρός | marturoiu9×μαρτύρων |
| to, for dative | marturo | marturoi3×μάρτυσιν |
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
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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
35 occurrences, every one of them listed
marturos“witness”subjectnominative singular8×
Acts 22:15“witness”hoti esi marturos auto pros pantoin anthrōpoin heiu horasē kai akouasa.You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
Romans 1:9“witness”marturos gar mu atō tos theos, ho latreuamō en te pneume mu en te euangelie tou huiou autou, hōs adialeiptōs mneian vu poiemōGod, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
Philippians 1:8“witness”marturos gar mu tos theos, hōs epipothamō pantoin vin en splanchnei Christou Iēsu.God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 2:5“witness”oute gar pote en logo kolakeiau ginina, kathōs oidavē, oute en profasia pleonexiau, theos marturos,As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
1 Peter 5:1“witness”Presbuteroin oun en vi parakalamō tos sumpresbuteros kai marturos teiu tou Christou pathēmeiu, tos kai tau mellarōtau apokaluptirō doxau koinōnos,As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:
Revelation 1:5“witness”kai apo Iēsu Christou, tos marturos tos pistos, tos prōtotokos toiu nekroiu kai tos archōnos toiu basilevoiu tau gēau. To agaparōto nin kai luarato nin ek taiu hamartaiu nu en te haime autouand from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
Revelation 2:13“witness”Oidamē pou katoikasō, hopou tos thronos tou Satanaou, kai kratasō tem onomem mu, kai ouk arnesa tan pistian mu kai en tai hēmerai Antipaos, tos marturos mu, tos pistos mu, hos apokteinita para vi, hopou tos Satanaos katoikatō.I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.
Revelation 3:14“witness”Kai to angelo tau en Laodikeia ekklēsau grafasar; Hōdeim legatō tos Amēn, tos marturos tos pistos kai alēthinos, tas archas tau ktisiau tou theou;To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
marturon“witness”objectaccusative singular3×
Acts 1:22“witness”archeratos apo teu baptismeu Iōannou heōs tau hēmerau hau analambita apo nu, marturon tau anastasiau autou sun ni ginera henon houtoiu.beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
Acts 26:16“witness”alla anistanasar kai histanasar epi toin podoin su; eis houtem gar horima si, procheirizera sin hupēreton kai marturon heiu tē horasa min heiu tē horimi si,‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
2 Corinthians 1:23“witness”Mis de marturon ton theon epikalemō epi tan ēman psuchan, hoti feiderōtos vu ouketi erchama eis Korinthan.I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
marturou“witness”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 22:20“witness”kai hote ekchite tem haimem Stefanou tou marturou su, kai autos eme efistanarētos kai suneudokarōtos kai fulassarōtos teim himatieim toiu anairarōtoiu auton.And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
marturois“witnesses”subjectnominative plural10×
Luke 11:48“witnesses”ara marturois avō kai suneudokavō tei ergei toiu patēroiu vu, hoti autois men apokteinala autoin vis de oikodomavō.So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
Luke 24:48“witnesses”vis avō marturois houteiu.You are witnesses of these things.
Acts 1:8“witnesses”alla lambevi dunamian epercharateu teu hagieu pneumeu epi vin, kai evi mu marturois en tē Ierousalēm kai en panta ta Ioudaia kai Samareia kai heōs eschateu tau gēau.But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 2:32“witnesses”houton ton Iēsun anistanata tos theos, hou pantois nis anō marturois.God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
Acts 3:15“witnesses”ton de archēgon tau zōau apokteinava, hon tos theos egeirata ek nekroiu, hou nis marturois anō.You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.
Acts 5:32“witnesses”kai nis anō marturois teiu rēmeiu houteiu, kai tem pneumem tem hagiem hem dōata tos theos toi peitharcharōtoi auto.We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
Acts 7:58“witnesses”kai ekballaratois exō tau politau lithobolale. kai tois marturois apotithela teim himatieim autoiu para toin podoin neaniou kalirōtou Saulou.They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Acts 10:39“witnesses”kai nis marturois panteiu heiu poiata en tē ta chōra toiu Ioudaioiu kai Ierousalēm; hon kai anairala kremannuaratois epi xuleu.We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
Acts 13:31“witnesses”hos horita epi hēmerain polloterain toi sunanabainaratoi auto apo tau Galilaiau eis Ierousalēm, hotinois nun alō marturois autou pros ton laon.and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.
1 Thessalonians 2:10“witnesses”vis marturois kai tos theos, hōs hosiōs kai dikaiōs kai amemptōs vi toi pisteuarōtoi ginina,You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.
marturoin“witnesses”objectaccusative plural1×
Acts 6:13“witnesses”histanala tē marturoin pseudoin legarōtoin; Tos anthrōpos houtos ouk pauetō lalarōtos rēmeim kata tou topou tou hagiou kai tou nomou,where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
marturoiu“witnesses”of, belonging togenitive plural9×
Matthew 18:16“witnesses”ean de mē akouateia, paralambasar meta su ēti henon ē duo, hina epi stomeu duo marturoiu ē treis histaniteia pantem rēmem;But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
Matthew 26:65“witnesses”tote tos archierevos diarrēgnuata teim himatieim autou legarōtos; Blasfēmata; tinem ēti chreian echanō marturoiu? ide nun akouava tan blasfēmian;At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.
Mark 14:63“witnesses”tos de archierevos diarrēgnuaratos toin chitōnoin autou legatō; Tinem ēti chreian echanō marturoiu?At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses?
2 Corinthians 13:1“witnesses”Tritem houtem erchemō pros vin; epi stomeu duo marturoiu kai treis histaniti pantem rēmem.This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
1 Timothy 5:19“witnesses”kata presbuterou katēgorian mē paradechesōr, ektos ei mē epi duo ē treis marturoiu;Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:12“witnesses”agōnizesōr ton kalon agōnon tau pistiau, epilambesar tau aiōniau zōau, eis han kalisa kai homologasa tan kalan homologian enōpion polloiu marturoiu.Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
2 Timothy 2:2“witnesses”kai heim akouasa para mu dia polloiu marturoiu, houteim paratithesar pistoi anthrōpoi, hotinois hikanois eli kai heteroin didaskara.And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
Hebrews 12:1“witnesses”Toigaroun kai nis, tosoutem echarōtois perikeierōtem ni nefem marturoiu, onkon apotitheratois panton kai tan euperistatan hamartan, dia hupomonau trechaneiō ton prokeierōton ni agōnon,Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
Revelation 17:6“witnesses”kai horama tan gunaikan methuarōtan ek teu haimeu toiu hagioiu kai ek teu haimeu toiu marturoiu Iēsu. Kai thaumazama horaratos autan thaumem megem;I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.
marturoi“witnesses”to, fordative plural3×
Acts 10:41“witnesses”ouk panto to lao alla marturoi toi procheirotonirētoi hupo tou theou, ni, hotinois sunesthiana kai sumpinana auto meta tem anistanara auton ek nekroiu;not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
Hebrews 10:28“witnesses”athetaratos tinos nomon Mōusou chōris oiktirmoiu epi duo ē treis marturoi apothnēskatō;Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Revelation 11:3“witnesses”kai dōami toi duo marturoi mu, kai profēteuali hēmerain chilioi diakosioi hexēkonta, periballerētois sakkoin.And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”