Strong's Greek · G3144
μάρτυς
mártys
martyr, record, witness
Definition
a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a "martyr"
Derivation
of uncertain affinity;
Appears 35 times in Scripture
“You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.”
“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.’”
“God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.”
“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.”
“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.””
“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.””
“We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.””
“At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses?”
“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.”
“You are witnesses of these things.”
Explore mártys in Scripture
On the Doxa App you can have a personal interaction about any Scripture, original words included.
Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).