διαμαρτύρομαιdiamartýromai
to attest or protest earnestly, or (by implication) hortatively
Greek (New Testament) · G1263
Meanings
solemnly to protest: Luke 16:28, Acts 2:40, Acts 8:25, Acts 10:42, Acts 18:5, Acts 20:21, Acts 20:23, Acts 20:24, Acts 23:11, Acts 28:23, 1 Thessalonians 4:6, Hebrews 2:6; in adjuration, followed by ἐνώπιον τ. θεοῦ, 1 Timothy 5:21, 2 Timothy 2:14, 2 Timothy 4:1.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 15 times in the Bible.
- Luke 16:28 For I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them so they don’t end up in this place of torment.’
- Acts 2:40 Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”
- Acts 8:25 After testifying and preaching the word of the Lord in Samaria, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem. And they stopped in many Samaritan villages along the way to preach the Good News.
- Acts 10:42 And he ordered us to preach everywhere and to testify that Jesus is the one appointed by God to be the judge of all—the living and the dead.
- Acts 18:5 And after Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul spent all his time preaching the word. He testified to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.
- Acts 20:21 I have had one message for Jews and Greeks alike—the necessity of repenting from sin and turning to God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.