to testify

Greek Verb

μαρτυρέω, -ῶ (μάρτυς), [in LXX chiefly for עֵד (עֵד (Gen.31:47-48, al.), also for עוּד hi. (Gen.43:3, La 2:13), עָנָה (Num.35:30);] (a) prop, to be a witness, bear witness, testify: absol. (find, al.), Jhn.15:27, Act.26:5; parenthetical (Bl, § 79, 7; MM, xvi), 2Co.8:3; with dative of person(s) (comm. and incomm; El, § 37, 2), Act.22:5, Heb.10:15; id. before ὅτι, Mat.23:31, Rom.10:2, al; accusative and inf, Act.10:43; with accusative of thing(s) (cl.), Jhn.3:11, Rev.22:16, 20; with accusative cogn, before περί, Jhn.5:32, 1Jn.5:10; with dative of thing(s), Jhn.5:33, Act.14:3, al; before περί, with genitive (of person(s) and of thing(s)), Jhn.1:7-8, 15 2:25 18:23 21:24, al; id. before ὅτι, Jhn.5:36 7:7; ὅτι, Jhn.1:34 4:44 al; ὅτι recit, Jhn.4:39; κατά before ὅτι, 1Co.15:15; pass, Heb.7:8; ptcp, Rom.3:21; impers, Heb.7:17; (b) in late Gk, to witness favourably, give a good report, approve (Bl, § 54, 3; MM, xvi; Deiss, BS, 265): with dative of person(s), Luk.4:22; before ἐπί with dative of thing(s), Heb.11:4; pass, Act.6:3; before ἐν, 1Ti.5:10, Heb.11:2; διά, with genitive of thing(s), Heb.11:39; with genitive of person(s), Act.10:22, al; impers, III Jn 12 (cf. ἐπι, συν-επι, κατα, συν-μαρτυρέω) (AS)

to testify

Greek Verb

μαρτῠρ-έω, future -ήσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, future μαρτυρηθήσομαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μαρτυρήσομαι in passive sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἐμαρτυρήθην: perfect μεμαρτύρημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+], used in active sense, [LXX]:—bear witness, give evidence:—Constr: 1) absolutely, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) with dative person, bear witness to or in favour of another, confirm what he says, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μαρτυρέει μοι τῇ γνώμῃ, ὅτι. bears witness to my opinion, that, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially bear favourable witness to, give a good report of a person, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; πάντες ἐμαρτύρουν αὐτῷ [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 3) with accusative of things, testify to a thing, [Refs 7th c.BC+] 4) μ. περί τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+] 5) with infinitive, testify that a thing is, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τίς σοι μαρτυρήσει ταῦτ᾽ ἐμοῦ κλύει; that he heard? [Refs 5th c.BC+]: rarely with participle, μαρτυρεῖτέ [μοι]. ῥινηλατούσῃ [Refs 4th c.BC+] 6) μ. τινὶ ὡς. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ὅτι. [Refs 5th c.BC+] 7) μ. τινὶ τῆς συμμαχίας testify to, acknowledge the value of his alliance, [Refs 1st c.AD+] 8) with accusative cognate, μαρτυρίαν μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ἀκοήν give hearsay evidence, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μ. ψεῦδος, ψεύδη, bear false witness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, μαρτυρίαι μαρτυρηθεῖσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+] 9) impersonal in passive, παρ᾽ ἄλλου ποιητοῦ μαρτυρεῖται testimony is borne by, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἶδα. μαρτυρήσεσθαί μοι ὅτι. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μεμαρτύρηται ὑμῖν testimony has been given before you, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 10) passive, μαρτυρεῖταί μοι σοφία is ascribed to me, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; μαρτυροῦμαι ἐμπειρίαν I have it ascribed to me, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; μαρτυροῦμαι ἐπί τινι I bear a character for, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἄνδρας μαρτυρουμένους men whose character is approved by testimony, [NT+1st c.AD+]; δι᾽ ὅλης οἰκουμένης μαρτυρούμενον θεόν [Refs] II) Astrology texts, to be in aspect with, with dative, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to be a witness, i.e. testify (literally or figuratively); charge, give (evidence), bear record, have (obtain, of) good (honest) report, be well reported of, testify, give (have) testimony, (be, bear, give, obtain) witness; from g3144 (μάρτυς)