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μαρτυρέω

martyréō · Greek · Strong's G3140 · 76 occurrences

The KJV renders 39 different Hebrew and Greek words as “give”

What it means

to be a witness, i.e. testify (literally or figuratively)

from G3144 (μάρτυς);

How the KJV renders it

charge, give, bear record, have obtain, of good report, be well reported of, testify, give testimony, bear, obtain witness

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“give”
also renders chorēgéō (G5524), pareisphérō (G3923), poiéō (G4160), metadídōmi (G3330), dōréomai (G1433), títhēmi (G5087), dídōmi (G1325), symbouleúō (G4823), apodídōmi (G591), aponémō (G632), diatássō (G1299), anapaúō (G373), kataphérō (G2702), epidídōmi (G1929), paréchō (G3930), charízomai (G5483), diadídōmi (G1239), apodekatóō (G586), bîyn (H995), gâdal (H1431), dâbar (H1696), hâlal (H1984), hâphak (H2015), châlaq (H2505), chânan (H2603), yâhab (H3051), yᵉhab (H3052), yâṭab (H3190), yânaq (H3243), yâʻats (H3289), mâʻaṭ (H4591), nûwach (H5117), ʻâbar (H5674), râbâh (H7235), râgaʻ (H7280), rûwm (H7311), sûwm (H7761), shâqaṭ (H8252)
“bear”
also renders poiéō (G4160), aírō (G142), anaphérō (G399), árktos (G715), phérō (G5342), tíktō (G5088), ekphérō (G1627), hypophérō (G5297), gennáō (G1080), bastázō (G941), phoréō (G5409), bâsar (H1319), dôb (H1678), zâraʻ (H2232), chûwl (H2342), yâlad (H3205), mâshal (H4910), çâbal (H5445), ʻâsâh (H6213), pârâh (H6509), tsâmach (H6779)
“charge”
also renders entéllomai (G1781), horkízō (G3726), parangelía (G3852), baréō (G916), epitimáō (G2008), diastéllomai (G1291), epitássō (G2004), diamartýromai (G1263), parangéllō (G3853), mishmereth (H4931), mishpâṭ (H4941), nâthan (H5414), çêbel (H5447), pᵉquddâh (H6486), tsâvâh (H6680)
“testify”
also renders epimartyréō (G1957), martýromai (G3143), diamartýromai (G1263)
“have obtain”
also renders eleéō (G1653)
“of good report”
also renders eúphēmos (G2163)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

76 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 15:15 · V-AAI-1P
Yes, we are also found false witnesses of God, because we testified about God that he raised up Christ, whom he didn’t raise up if it is true that the dead are not raised.
1 John 1:2 · V-PAI-1P
(and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us);
1 John 4:14 · V-PAI-1P
We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world.
1 John 5:6 · V-PAP-NSN
This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
1 John 5:7 · V-PAP-NPM
For there are three who testify:
1 John 5:9 · V-RAI-3S
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is God’s testimony which he has testified concerning his Son.
1 John 5:10 V-RAI-3S1 Timothy 5:10 V-PPP-NSF1 Timothy 6:13 V-AAP-GSM2 Corinthians 8:3 V-PAI-1S3 John 1:3 V-PAP-GPM3 John 1:6 V-AAI-3P3 John 1:12 V-PAI-1PActs 6:3 V-PPP-APMActs 10:22 V-PPP-NSMActs 10:43 V-PAI-3PActs 13:22 V-AAP-NSMActs 14:3 V-PAP-DSMActs 15:8 V-AAI-3SActs 16:2 V-IPI-3SActs 22:5 V-PAI-3SActs 22:12 V-PPP-NSMActs 23:11 V-AANActs 26:5 V-PANColossians 4:13 V-PAI-1SGalatians 4:15 V-PAI-1SHebrews 7:8 V-PPP-NSMHebrews 7:17 V-PPI-3SHebrews 10:15 V-PAI-3SHebrews 11:2 V-API-3PHebrews 11:4 V-API-3SHebrews 11:5 V-RPI-3SHebrews 11:39 V-APP-NPMJohn 1:7 V-AAS-3SJohn 1:8 V-AAS-3SJohn 1:15 V-PAI-3SJohn 1:32 V-AAI-3SJohn 1:34 V-RAI-1SJohn 2:25 V-AAS-3SJohn 3:11 V-PAI-1PJohn 3:26 V-RAI-2SJohn 3:28 V-PAI-2PJohn 3:32 V-PAI-3SJohn 4:39 V-PAP-GSFJohn 4:44 V-AAI-3SJohn 5:31 V-PAS-1SJohn 5:32 V-PAI-3SJohn 5:33 V-RAI-3SJohn 5:36 V-PAI-3SJohn 5:37 V-RAI-3SJohn 5:39 V-PAP-NPFJohn 7:7 V-PAI-1SJohn 8:13 V-PAI-2SJohn 8:14 V-PAS-1SJohn 8:18 V-PAI-3SJohn 10:25 V-PAI-3SJohn 12:17 V-IAI-3SJohn 13:21 V-AAI-3SJohn 15:26 V-FAI-3SJohn 15:27 V-PAI-2P

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.