To testify solemnly
διαμαρτύρομαιStrong’s G1263diamarturomai
Appears in 15 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diamarturomai is the Greek word usually translated “testify fully”, “earnestly testifying” and “may warn”. It appears in 15 verses of the New Testament.
“I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.”
Meaning
Usually translated “testify fully”, “earnestly testifying” and “may warn”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to testify fully 2
- earnestly testifying 2
- he may warn 1
- he earnestly testified 1
- having earnestly testified 1
- fully testifies 1
- you have fully testified 1
- fully testifying 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 9
- 2 Timothy 2
- Luke 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
- 1 Timothy 1
- Hebrews 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 16:28For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
- Acts 2:40And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
- Acts 8:25And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
- Acts 10:42And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
- Acts 18:5And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
- Acts 20:21Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Greek dictionary
διαμαρτύρομαι diamarturomai · to testify solemnly
δια-μαρτύρομαι, depon., of Ionic origin, intensive of the simple μαρτύρομαι, which see, [in LXX chiefly for עוּד hi., usually with dative of person(s), Deu.4:26 8:19, 1Ki.8:9, al. ;] solemnly to protest: Luk.16:28, Act.2:40 8:25 10:42 18:5 20:21, 23, 24 23:11 28:23, 1Th.4:6, Heb.2:6; in adjuration, before ἐνώπιον τ. θεοῦ, 1Ti.5:21, 2Ti.2:14 4:1 (Cremer, 415).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.