Strong's #3140: martureo (pronounced mar-too-reh'-o)
from 3144; 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.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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martureō
1) to be a witness, to bear witness, i.e. to affirm that one has seen or heard or experienced something, or that he knows it because taught by divine revelation or inspiration
1a) to give (not to keep back) testimony
1b) to utter honourable testimony, give a good report
1c) conjure, implore
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: from G3144
Citing in TDNT: 4:474, 564
Usage:
This word is used 79 times:
Romans 10:2: "For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but"
1 Corinthians 15:15: "false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up"
2 Corinthians 8:3: "For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;"
Galatians 4:15: "blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible,"
Colossians 4:13: "For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for"
1 Thessalonians 2:11: "we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you,"
1 Timothy 5:10: " Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers,"
1 Timothy 6:13: "Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;"
Hebrews 7:8: "receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth."
Hebrews 7:17: "For he testifieth, Thou art a priest forever after the"
Hebrews 10:15: "Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,"
Hebrews 11:2: "it the elders obtained a good report."
Hebrews 11:4: "Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying"
Hebrews 11:4: "that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and"
Hebrews 11:5: "before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God."
Hebrews 11:39: "And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not"
1 John 1:2: "and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal"
1 John 4:14: "we have seen and do testify that the Father sent"
1 John 5:6: "it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is"
1 John 5:7: "For there are three that bear record"
1 John 5:9: "witness of God which he hath testified of his Son."
1 John 5:10: "record that God gave of his Son."
3 John 1:3: "when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as"
3 John 1:6: "Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey"
3 John 1:12: "Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth"
3 John 1:12: "yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our"
Revelation 1:2: "Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony"
Revelation 22:16: "have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the"
Revelation 22:20: " He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so,"
