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diamartyromai

to testify solemnly, to warn

Say it: dee-am-ar-TOO-rom-eye (approximate)

διαμαρτύρομαι

What it means

To bear solemn witness, to charge earnestly. Paul says he was "testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God and faith" (20:21), and that the Spirit "testifies" of afflictions to come (20:23). It is stronger than martyreō.

Range of meaning

  • TestifyGive solemn witness.
  • WarnCharge earnestly.

In Acts

  • Chapter 20

    "Testifying both to Jews and to Greeks" (20:21, 20:23-24).

Every verse (9)

Verses where G1263 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources