Definition:
μαρτυρέω, -ῶ (μάρτυς), [in LXX chiefly for עֵד (עֵד (Gen.31:47-48, al.), also for עוּד hi. (Gen.43:3, La 2:13), עָנָה (Num.35:30);] (a) prop, to be a witness, bear witness, testify: absol. (find, al.), Jhn.15:27, Act.26:5; parenthetical (Bl, § 79, 7; MM, xvi), 2Co.8:3; with dative of person(s) (comm. and incomm; El, § 37, 2), Act.22:5, Heb.10:15; id. before ὅτι, Mat.23:31, Rom.10:2, al; accusative and inf, Act.10:43; with accusative of thing(s) (cl.), Jhn.3:11, Rev.22:16, 20; with accusative cogn, before περί, Jhn.5:32, 1Jn.5:10; with dative of thing(s), Jhn.5:33, Act.14:3, al; before περί, with genitive (of person(s) and of thing(s)), Jhn.1:7-8, 15 2:25 18:23 21:24, al; id. before ὅτι, Jhn.5:36 7:7; ὅτι, Jhn.1:34 4:44 al; ὅτι recit, Jhn.4:39; κατά before ὅτι, 1Co.15:15; pass, Heb.7:8; ptcp, Rom.3:21; impers, Heb.7:17; (b) in late Gk, to witness favourably, give a good report, approve (Bl, § 54, 3; MM, xvi; Deiss, BS, 265): with dative of person(s), Luk.4:22; before ἐπί with dative of thing(s), Heb.11:4; pass, Act.6:3; before ἐν, 1Ti.5:10, Heb.11:2; διά, with genitive of thing(s), Heb.11:39; with genitive of person(s), Act.10:22, al; impers, III Jn 12 (cf. ἐπι, συν-επι, κατα, συν-μαρτυρέω) (AS)
Definition:
μαρτῠρ-έω,
future -ήσω [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
passive,
future μαρτυρηθήσομαι [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; μαρτυρήσομαι in
passive sense, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
aorist ἐμαρτυρήθην:
perfect μεμαρτύρημαι [
Refs 5th c.BC+], used in
active sense, [
LXX]:—
bear witness, give evidence:—Constr:
1)
absolutely, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2) with
dative person,
bear witness to or
in favour of another,
confirm what he says, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μαρτυρέει μοι τῇ γνώμῃ, ὅτι.
bears witness to my opinion, that, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially
bear favourable witness to, give a good report of a person, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; πάντες ἐμαρτύρουν αὐτῷ [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
3) with
accusative of things,
testify to a thing, [
Refs 7th c.BC+]
4) μ. περί τινος [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
5) with
infinitive,
testify that a thing is, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τίς σοι μαρτυρήσει ταῦτ᾽ ἐμοῦ κλύει;
that he heard? [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: rarely with
participle, μαρτυρεῖτέ [μοι]. ῥινηλατούσῃ [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
6) μ. τινὶ ὡς. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ὅτι. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
7) μ. τινὶ τῆς συμμαχίας
testify to, acknowledge the value of his alliance, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
8) with
accusative cognate, μαρτυρίαν μ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ἀκοήν
give hearsay
evidence, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; μ. ψεῦδος, ψεύδη,
bear false
witness, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
passive, μαρτυρίαι μαρτυρηθεῖσαι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
9)
impersonal in
passive, παρ᾽ ἄλλου ποιητοῦ μαρτυρεῖται
testimony is borne by, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἶδα. μαρτυρήσεσθαί μοι ὅτι. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μεμαρτύρηται ὑμῖν
testimony has been given before you, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
10)
passive, μαρτυρεῖταί μοι σοφία
is ascribed to me, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]; μαρτυροῦμαι ἐμπειρίαν I
have it
ascribed to me, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]; μαρτυροῦμαι ἐπί τινι I
bear a character for, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἄνδρας μαρτυρουμένους men
whose character is approved by testimony, [
NT+1st c.AD+]; δι᾽ ὅλης οἰκουμένης μαρτυρούμενον θεόν [
Refs]
II) Astrology texts,
to be in aspect with, with
dative, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—
passive, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]