ἐπιμαρτῠρ-έω,
bear witness to a thing,
depose to, ἐ. ἡμῖν τὰ ὀνόματα μὴ. κεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 397a; ἐ. τι πρός τινας 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Lysander” 22; τὰ χρήματα ἅ κα ἐπιμαρτυρήσωντι of which they
admit the possession, [
Refs]: with
infinitive, τῶν πραγμάτων -ούντων τὴν δύναμιν αὐξάνεσθαι [
NT+1st c.AD+]:—
passive,
to be confirmed by evidence, [
Refs]
2).
bear witness in favour of, τινί 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ οἰκονομίας” p.57J.
II). Astrology texts,
support by aspect, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III). in
middle,
adjure, τισὶ μὴ ποιέειν τι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.93 (as variant for{ἐπιμαρτύρομαι}).