μαρτυρέω
martyreō · to testify
Strong's ID: 3140
Lexical summary
76
NT occurrences
40
Observed forms
About this Greek word
Trans. to testify, depose, Jn. 3:11, 32; 1 Jn. 1:2; Rev. 1:2; 22:20; absol. to give evidence, Jn. 18:23; to bear testimony, testify, Lk. 4:22; Jn. 1:7, 8; to bear testimony in confirmation, Acts 14:3; to declare distinctly and formally, Jn. 4:44; pass. to be the subject of testimony, to obtain attestation to character, Acts 6:3; 10:22; 1 Tim. 5:10; Heb. 11:2, 4; mid. equivalent to μαρτύρομαι, to make a solemn appeal, Acts 26:22; 1 Thess. 2:12
Principal-part candidates
Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.
Present
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Future
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Aorist
Citation form not reconstructed
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Perfect active
Citation form attested in NT
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Perfect middle/passive
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Aorist passive
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Observed NT forms
These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.
Finite verb paradigms
Indicative mood
| Number | Person | Present Active | Present Passive | Imperfect Active | Imperfect Passive | Future Active | Aorist Active | Aorist Passive | Perfect Active | Perfect Passive | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | First | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Second | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Third | |||||||||||
| Plural | First | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Second | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Third | — | — | — | — | — |
Subjunctive mood
| Number | Person | Present Active | Aorist Active | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | First | |||
| Third | — |
Imperative mood
| Number | Person | Aorist Active | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Second |
Infinitive
| Voice | Present | Aorist |
|---|---|---|
| Active |
Participle paradigms
Present Active participles
| Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Nominative | — | |||
| Genitive | — | ||||
| Dative | — | — | |||
| Accusative | — | — | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — | — | — | |
| Plural | Nominative | — | |||
| Genitive | — | — | |||
| Dative | — | — | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — | — | — |
Present Passive participles
| Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Nominative | |||
| Genitive | — | — | — | |
| Dative | — | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — | — | |
| Plural | Nominative | — | — | — |
| Genitive | — | — | — | |
| Dative | — | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | |||
| Vocative | — | — | — |
Aorist Active participles
| Number | Case | Masculine | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Nominative | ||
| Genitive | |||
| Dative | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — |
Aorist Passive participles
| Number | Case | Masculine | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plural | Nominative | ||
| Genitive | — | — | |
| Dative | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — |
NT distribution
NT Book
Book distribution counts: John: 33 occurrences; Acts: 11 occurrences; Hebrews: 8 occurrences; 1 John: 6 occurrences; 3 John: 4 occurrences; Revelation: 4 occurrences; Romans: 2 occurrences; 1 Timothy: 2 occurrences; Luke: 1 occurrences; Matthew: 1 occurrences; Galatians: 1 occurrences; Colossians: 1 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 1 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 1 occurrences
Author
- John47
- Luke12
- Paul8
- Hebrews8
- Matthew1
Author distribution counts: John: 47 occurrences; Luke: 12 occurrences; Paul: 8 occurrences; Hebrews: 8 occurrences; Matthew: 1 occurrences