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Testimony

μαρτύριονStrong’s G3142

marturion

Appears in 19 verses of the New Testament

In short

Marturion is the Greek word usually translated “testimony”. It appears in 19 verses of the New Testament.

“When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.”
2 Thessalonians 1:10 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “testimony”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • a testimony 11
  • testimony 8

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 3
  • Mark 3
  • Luke 3
  • Acts 2
  • 1 Corinthians 1
  • 2 Corinthians 1

12 books in all.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
All 19 verses, by book
Matthew 3
8:410:1824:14
Acts 2
4:337:44
1 Corinthians 1
1:6
2 Corinthians 1
1:12
2 Thessalonians 1
1:10
1 Timothy 1
2:6
2 Timothy 1
1:8
Hebrews 1
3:5
James 1
5:3
Revelation 1
15:5
Greek dictionary

μαρτύριον marturion · testimony

μαρτύριον, -ου, τό (μάρτυρ) [in LXX chiefly for מוֹעֵד, also for עֵדָה, עֵדוּת and cogn. forms ;] a testimony, witness, proof (Hdt., Thuc., al.): with genitive subj., 2Co.1:12, 2Th.1:10; with genitive obj., Act.4:33, 1Co.1:6 2:1 (WH, txt., R, txt., μυστήριον; 2Ti.1:8; εἰς μ., Mat.8:4 10:18 Mat.24:14, Mrk.1:44 6:11 13:9, Luk.5:14 9:5 21:13, Heb.3:5, Jas.5:3; τὸ μ. καιροῖς ἰδίοις (CGT, in l), 1Ti.2:6; ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ μ. (LXX for מוֹעֵד אֹהֶל), Act.7:44, Rev.15:5.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “testimony” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

TEST'IMONY, noun

[Latin testimonium.]

A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact. Such affirmation in judicial proceedings, may be verbal or written, but must be under oath. testimony differs from evidence; testimony is the declaration of a witness, and evidence is the effect of that declaration on the mind, or the degree of light which it affords.

  1. Affirmation; declaration.
  2. Open attestation; profession.
  3. Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.“Shake off the dust under your feet, for a testimony against them” Mark 6:11
  4. In Scripture, the two tables of the law.“Thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee” Exodus 25:16
All definitions and other forms of “testimony”
  1. The book of the law.“He brought forth the king's son--and gave him the testimony” 2 Kings 11:12
  2. The gospel, which testifies of Christ and declares the will of God. 1 Corinthians 2:12 Timothy 1:8
  3. The ark. Exodus 16:34
  4. The word of God; the Scriptures.“The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple” Psalms 19:7
  5. The laws or precepts of God. 'I love thy testimonies.' 'I have kept thy testimonies.'
  6. That which is equivalent to a declaration; manifestation.
  7. Evidence suggested to the mind; as the testimony of conscience. 2 Corinthians 1:12
  8. Attestation; confirmation.

TEST'IMONY, verb transitive

To witness. [Not in use.]

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.