UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, n.

Inflections: μαρτύριον; -ου

Related lemmas: μαρτυρέω

Sense 1: to witness

Semantic entry: 33.262

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Witness, Testify

Definition: to provide information about a person or an event concerning which the speaker has direct knowledge

Notes: In a number of languages it is necessary to indicate specifically what is the content of a witness, so that, for example, in RV LUK 21:13 · LV LUK 21:13 · Read together LUK 21:13 it may be necessary to say ‘this is your chance to witness to the good news’ or ‘… to tell about the good news’ or ‘… to tell what you yourselves know about the good news.’

MAT 8:4: RV MAT 8:4 · LV MAT 8:4 · Read together MAT 8:4

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OET-RV MAT 8:4

4 and Yeshua told him, “Make sure that you don’t tell anyone about this, but you do need to go and show yourself to the priest and make the offering required by Mosheh’s (Moses) law as a testimony to the authorities.”

OET-LV MAT 8:4

4 And the Yaʸsous is _saying to _him:
Be _seeing you _may _tell to _no _one, but be _going yourself, show to _the priest, and offer the gift which Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) commanded, because/for a_testimony to _them.

MAT 10:18: RV MAT 10:18 · LV MAT 10:18 · Read together MAT 10:18

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OET-RV MAT 10:18

18 You’ll be stood in front of governors and even kings on my account, but it’ll be a testimony to them and to the non-Jews.

OET-LV MAT 10:18

18 and you _all _will _be _being _brought before governors and also kings on _account me, because/for a_testimony to _them and to _the pagans.

All 11 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 8:4 · RV MAT 10:18 · RV MAT 24:14 · LV MAT 8:4 · LV MAT 10:18 · LV MAT 24:14 · Read together MAT 8:4 · Read together MAT 10:18 · Read together MAT 24:14

MRK: RV MRK 1:44 · RV MRK 13:9 · LV MRK 1:44 · LV MRK 13:9 · Read together MRK 1:44 · Read together MRK 13:9

LUK: RV LUK 5:14 · RV LUK 21:13 · LV LUK 5:14 · LV LUK 21:13 · Read together LUK 5:14 · Read together LUK 21:13

CO1: RV CO1 1:6 · LV CO1 1:6 · Read together CO1 1:6

TI2: RV TI2 1:8 · LV TI2 1:8 · Read together TI2 1:8

HEB: RV HEB 3:5 · LV HEB 3:5 · Read together HEB 3:5

JAM: RV JAM 5:3 · LV JAM 5:3 · Read together JAM 5:3

Sense 2: testimony, witness

Semantic entry: 33.264

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Witness, Testify

Definition: (derivative of μαρτυρέω[a] ‘to witness,’ 33.262: ἐπιμαρτυρέω / 33.262: μαρτυρέω / 33.262: μαρτυρία / 33.262: μαρτύριον) the content of what is witnessed or said

Notes: In a number of languages one must specify the content of the witness, and it also may be necessary to indicate the agent who is engaged in the witnessing. For example, in RV MRK 14:55 · LV MRK 14:55 · Read together MRK 14:55 it may be necessary to translate ‘they tried to find someone who would testify against Jesus’ or ‘… say something against Jesus.’ In RV CO1 1:6 · LV CO1 1:6 · Read together CO1 1:6 it may be necessary to translate ‘what we told you from personal experience about Christ has become so firmly fixed in you’ or ‘… has become so much a part of you.’

MRK 6:11: RV MRK 6:11 · LV MRK 6:11 · Read together MRK 6:11

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OET-RV MRK 6:11

11 But if any places don’t want you or don’t want to hear what you have to say, just leave that place. As you go, shake the dust off your sandals so they can see that you pass the responsibility of your leaving, onto them.”

OET-LV MRK 6:11

11 And whatever wishfully place may_ not _receive you _all, nor may _they _hear from _you _all, going _out from _there, shake _off the dust which beneath the feet of _you _all for a_testimony to _them.

LUK 9:5: RV LUK 9:5 · LV LUK 9:5 · Read together LUK 9:5

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OET-RV LUK 9:5

5 but when the people don’t want to hear from you, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony to them that God will punish them for not receiving his messengers.”

OET-LV LUK 9:5

5 And as _many _as wishfully may_ not _be _receiving you _all, coming _out from the that city, be _shaking _off the dust from the feet of _you _all, because/for a_testimony against them.

All 10 recorded passages for this sense

MRK: RV MRK 6:11 · LV MRK 6:11 · Read together MRK 6:11

LUK: RV LUK 9:5 · LV LUK 9:5 · Read together LUK 9:5

ACT: RV ACT 4:33 · RV ACT 7:44 · LV ACT 4:33 · LV ACT 7:44 · Read together ACT 4:33 · Read together ACT 7:44

CO1: RV CO1 1:6 · LV CO1 1:6 · Read together CO1 1:6

CO2: RV CO2 1:12 · LV CO2 1:12 · Read together CO2 1:12

TH2: RV TH2 1:10 · LV TH2 1:10 · Read together TH2 1:10

TI1: RV TI1 2:6 · LV TI1 2:6 · Read together TI1 2:6

HEB: RV HEB 3:5 · LV HEB 3:5 · Read together HEB 3:5

REV: RV REV 15:5 · LV REV 15:5 · Read together REV 15:5

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

μαρτύριον

Form 1

Sense 1: to witness

Sense 2: testimony, witness