Strong's G3140 · Greek
μαρτυρέω
martureo · /mar-too-reh'-o/
Definition
from 3144; to be a witness, i.e. testify (literally or figuratively):--charge, give (evidence), bear record, have (obtain, of) good (honest) report, be well reported of, testify, give (have) testimony, (be, bear, give, obtain) witness.
KJV: charge, give (evidence), bear record, have (obtain, of) good (honest) report, be well reported of, testify, give (have) testimony, (be, bear, give, obtain) witness
Root / derivation: from 3144
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered μαρτυρέω across 73 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
73 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew1 verse
Luke2 verses
John30 verses
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
John 1:8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
John 1:15John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
John 1:32And John bare record, saying I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
John 1:34And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
John 2:25And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
John 3:11Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
John 3:26And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
John 3:28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
John 3:32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
John 4:44For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
John 5:31If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
John 5:32There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
John 5:33Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
John 5:36But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
John 5:37And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
John 5:39Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
John 7:7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
John 8:13The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
John 8:14Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
John 8:18I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
John 10:25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
John 12:17The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
John 13:21When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
John 15:26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
John 15:27And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
John 18:23Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
John 18:37Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
John 19:35And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
John 21:24This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
Acts12 verses
Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
Acts 10:22And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
Acts 10:43To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
Acts 13:22And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
Acts 14:3Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Acts 15:8And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
Acts 16:2Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
Acts 22:5As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
Acts 22:12And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
Acts 23:11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
Acts 26:5Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Acts 26:22Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
Romans2 verses
1 Corinthians1 verse
2 Corinthians1 verse
Colossians1 verse
1 Thessalonians1 verse
1 Timothy2 verses
Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.
1 Timothy 6:13I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; confession: or, profession
Hebrews6 verses
And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
Hebrews 10:15Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
Hebrews 11:2For by it the elders obtained a good report.
Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. yet: or, is yet spoken of
Hebrews 11:5By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
Hebrews 11:39And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
1 John7 verses
(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
1 John 4:14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
1 John 5:6This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
1 John 5:7For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
1 John 5:8And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
1 John 5:9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
1 John 5:10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
3 John3 verses
For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
3 John 1:6Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: after: Gr. worthy of God
3 John 1:12Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.
Revelation3 verses
Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
Revelation 22:16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
Revelation 22:20He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G3140 (martureo) mean?
from 3144; to be a witness, i.e. testify (literally or figuratively):--charge, give (evidence), bear record, have (obtain, of) good (honest) report, be well reported of, testify, give (have) testimony, (be, bear, give, obtain) witness.
How many times does G3140 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G3140 (μαρτυρέω) appears in 73 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “witness.”
How is martureo translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G3140 is rendered as “witness” (28×), “record” (13×), “testify” (8×), “report” (6×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word μαρτυρέω come from?
from 3144