μάρτυρ, μάρτυρός, ὁ, see μάρτυς. STRONGS NT 3144: μάρτυςμάρτυς (Aeolic μάρτυρ, a form not found in the N. T.; (etymologically one who is mindful, heeds; probably allied with Latinmemor, cf. Vanicek, p. 1201; Curtius, § 466)), μάρτυρός, accusative μάρτυρα, ὁ; plural μάρτυρες, dative plural μάρτυσι; the Sept. for ςΕγ; (Hesiod, Simonides, Theognis, others); a witness (one who avers, or can aver, what he himself has seen or heard or knows by any other means); a. in a legal sense: Mat_18:16; Mat_26:65; Mar_14:63; Act_6:13; Act_7:58; 2Co_13:1; 1Ti_5:19; Heb_10:28. b. in an historical sense: Act_10:41; 1Ti_6:12; (2Ti_2:2); one who is a spectator of anything, e. g. of a contest, Heb_12:1; with a genitive of the object, Luk_24:48; Act_1:22; Act_2:32; Act_3:15; Act_5:32 G L T Tr WH; Act_10:39; Act_26:16; 1Pe_5:1; with a genitive of the possessor 'one who testifies for one', Act_1:8 L T Tr WH; ; with a genitive of the possessor and of the object, Act_5:32 Rec.; μάρτυρα εἶναι τίνι, to be a witness for one, serve him by testimony, Act_1:8 R G; ; (Luk_11:48 T Tr WH). He is said to be a witness, to whose attestation appeal is made; hence, the formulas μάρτυς μου ἐστιν ὁ Θεός, Rom_1:9; Php_1:8; Θεός μάρτυς, 1Th_2:5 : μάρτυρα τόν Θεόν ἐπικαλοῦμαι, 2Co_1:23; ὑμεῖς μάρτυρες καί ὁ Θεός, 1Th_2:10; the faithful interpreters of God's counsels are called God's witnesses: Rev_11:3; Christ is reckoned among them, Rev_1:5; Rev_3:14. c. in an ethical sense those are called μάρτυρες Ἰησοῦ, who after his example have proved the strength and genuineness of their faith in Christ by undergoing a violent death (cf B. D. American edition and Dict. of Chris. Antiq. under the word ): Act_22:20; Rev_2:13; Rev_17:6.

μάρτυς martys 35x (1) a judicial witness, deponent, Mat_18:16 ; Heb_10:28 ; (2) generally, a witness to a circumstance, Luk_24:48 ; Act_10:41 ; in NT a witness, a testifier, of a doctrine, Rev_1:5 ; Rev_3:14 ; Rev_11:3 ; (3) a martyr, Act_22:20 ; Rev_2:13 witness.

μάρτυς (Ζolic μάρτυρ ), -υρος , ὁ (also ἡ ), [in LXX for H5707 ;] a witness: Act_10:41 , 1Ti_6:12 , 2Ti_2:2 , Heb_12:1 ( Westc ., in l ); in forensic sense, Mat_18:16 ; Mat_26:65 , Mar_14:63 , Act_6:13 ; Act_7:58 , 2Co_13:1 , 1Ti_5:19 , Heb_10:28 ; c . gen . obj ., Luk_24:48 , Act_1:22 ; Act_2:32 ; Act_3:15 ; Act_5:32 ; Act_10:39 ; Act_26:16 , 1Pe_5:1 ; c . gen . poss., Act_1:8 ; Act_13:31 , Rev_11:3 ; c. dat. pers ., Luk_11:48 , Act_22:15 ; of Christ, Rev_1:5 ; Rev_3:14 ; of God, Rom_1:9 , 2Co_1:23 , Php_1:8 , 1Th_2:5 ; 1Th_2:10 ; of those who have witnessed for Christ by their death (in later Xn. lit., martyr: Swete , Ap ., 35), Act_22:20 , Rev_2:13 ; Rev_17:6 .† μάρτυρ , see μάρτυς .

μάρτυς [page 390] The plur. μάρτυρες is naturally very common, introducing the names of witnesses to any contract or legal document, e.g. P Elepn 1 .16 (B.C. 311 0) (= Selections , p. 4), P Hib I. 89 .19 (B.C. 239), P Magd 12 .3 (B.C. 217) with the editor s note, P Grenf I. 27 iii. 7 (B.C 109), P Ryl II. 153 .45 (A.D. 138 61). Other exx, of the word are P Lille I. 29 i. 31 (iii/B.C.) ἐναντίον μὴ ἔλασσον ἢ δύο μαρτύρων (cf. Mat_18:16 ), P Par 46 .10 (B.C. 153) (= Witkowski, 2 p. 86) σὲ αὐτὸν μάρτυρα ἐπισπάσω̣ P Ryl II. 160( a ) .6 (A.D. 14 37) ἐπιτε [τάχα ]μεν τοῖς μάρτυσι γράφειν , we have instructed the witnesses to sign, P Oxy X.1298 .10 (iv/A.D.) σὲ γὰρ μόνον ἔχω μάρτυρα , and the Christian ib. VIII. 1162 .14 (iv/A.D.) Ἐμμ (ανουὴ )λ μάρτ (υς ?), Emmanuel is my witness. For God as witness, see P Gen I. 54 .6 (iv/A.D.) μάρτυρός ἐστιν ὁ [θ ]εὸς ὅτι οὐ διὰ λῆ [μ ]μα μάχομε , ἀλλὰ μάχομε διὰ σέ . In the important calendar of church services at Oxyrhynchus, P Oxy XI. 1357 (A.D. 535 6), mention is made of a service to be held .5 εἰς τὴν μαρτύρ (ων ), at the Martyrs : see the editors note ad l. On the early use of μάρτυς to denote one who sealed his testimony with his blood see Lightfoot ad Clem. Rom. v. In MGr the form has changed to μάρτυρας .

μάρτυς "a witness", Hes. , Theogn. ; μάρτυρα θέσθαι τινά Eur. ; μ. θεοὺς ποιεῖσθαι Thuc. ; μάρτυρι χρῆσθαί τινι Arist. ; μάρτυρας παρέχεσθαι to produce "witnesses", Plat. , etc.; so, μ. παριστάναι Xen.

μάρτυς (Æolic μάρτυρ), -υρος, ὁ (also ἡ), [in LXX for עֵד ;] a witness: Act.10:41, 1Ti.6:12, 2Ti.2:2, Heb.12:1 (Westc., in l); in forensic sense, Mat.18:16 26:65, Mrk.14:63, Act.6:13 7:58, 2Co.13:1, 1Ti.5:19, Heb.10:28; with genitive obj., Luk.24:48, Act.1:22 2:32 3:15 5:32 10:39 26:16, 1Pe.5:1; with genitive poss., Act.1:8 13:31, Rev.11:3; with dative of person(s), Luk.11:48, Act.22:15; of Christ, Rev.1:5 3:14; of God, Rom.1:9, 2Co.1:23, Php.1:8, 1Th.2:5 2:10; of those who have witnessed for Christ by their death (in later Xn. lit., martyr: Swete, Ap., 35), Act.22:20, Rev.2:13 17:6.† (AS)