μαρτυρίαmartyría
evidence given (judicially or genitive case)
Greek (New Testament) · G3141
Meanings
witness, testimony, evidence: Mark 14:56, Luke 22:71, John 5:34, John 19:35, John 21:24, 1 Timothy 3:7, Titus 1:13, 3 John 1:12, Revelation 11:7; with genitive subj., Mark 14:59, John 8:17(LXX aliter), 1 John 5:9; followed by κατά, with genitive of person, Mark 14:55; especially of witness concerning Christ and divine things, John 1:7, John 3:11, John 3:32, John 3:33, John 5:32, John 5:36, Revelation 6:9; with genitive subj., John 1:19, John 5:31, John 8:13, John 8:14, Acts 22:18, 1 John 5:9-11, Revelation 12:11; with genitive object, Revelation 1:2, Revelation 1:9, Revelation 12:17, Revelation 19:10, Revelation 20:4; μ. ἔχειν, Revelation 6:9, Revelation 12:17, Revelation 19:10.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 37 times in the Bible.
- Mark 14:55 Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find evidence against Jesus, so they could put him to death. But they couldn’t find any.
- Mark 14:56 Many false witnesses spoke against him, but they contradicted each other.
- Mark 14:59 But even then they didn’t get their stories straight!
- Luke 22:71 “Why do we need other witnesses?” they said. “We ourselves heard him say it.”
- John 1:7 to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.
- John 1:19 This was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants from Jerusalem to ask John, “Who are you?”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.