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μαρτυρία
martyría · Greek · Strong's G3141 · 37 occurrences
The KJV renders 9 different Hebrew and Greek words as “report”
What it means
evidence given (judicially or genitive case)
from G3144 (μάρτυς);
How the KJV renders it
record, report, testimony, 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.
“report”
“witness”
“record”
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Where it appears
37 occurrences in the Greek text, first 33 verses shown.
1 John 5:9 · N-ASF
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 · N-ASF
He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who doesn’t believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.
1 John 5:11 · N-NSF
The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
1 Timothy 3:7 · N-ASF
Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
3 John 1:12 · N-NSF
Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.
Acts 22:18 · N-ASF
and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
John 1:7 N-ASFJohn 1:19 N-NSFJohn 3:11 N-ASFJohn 3:32 N-ASFJohn 3:33 N-ASFJohn 5:31 N-NSFJohn 5:32 N-NSFJohn 5:34 N-ASFJohn 5:36 N-ASFJohn 8:13 N-NSFJohn 8:14 N-NSFJohn 8:17 N-NSFJohn 19:35 N-NSFJohn 21:24 N-NSFLuke 22:71 N-GSFMark 14:55 N-ASFMark 14:56 N-NPFMark 14:59 N-NSFRevelation 1:2 N-ASFRevelation 1:9 N-ASFRevelation 6:9 N-ASFRevelation 11:7 N-ASFRevelation 12:11 N-GSFRevelation 12:17 N-ASFRevelation 19:10 N-ASFRevelation 20:4 N-ASFTitus 1:13 N-NSF
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