μαρτυρία
“witness, testimony, evidence”
Primary meaning: witness, testimony, evidence. Strong's: evidence given (judicially or genitive case). Lexical nuances: witness , testimony , evidence : Mk 14:56 , Lk 22:71 , Jo 5:34 19:35 21:24 , I Ti 3:7 , Tit 1:13 , III Jo 12 , Re 11:7 ; c. gen. subj., Mk 14:9 , Jo 8:17 (LXX aliter) , I Jo 5:9 ; seq. κατά , c. gen. pers., Mk 14:55 ; esp. of witness concerning Christ and divine things, Jo 1:7 3:11 , 32 , 33 5:32 , 36 , Re 6:9 ; c. gen. subj., Jo 1:19 5:31 8:13 , 14 , Ac 22:18 , I Jn 5:9-11 , Re 12:11 ; c. gen....
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G3144 (μάρτυς);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: עֵד (witness, testifying party, monument) -> μαρτυρία (witness, testimony, evidence)
LXX conceptual translation: עֵדוּת (testimony, witness, covenant precept) -> μαρτυρία (witness, testimony, evidence)
LXX conceptual translation: H7717 -> μαρτυρία (witness, testimony, evidence)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where μαρτυρία (martyria) carries significant theological or narrative weight.