Word study · Greek
martyreō
to testify, to bear witness
Say it: mar-too-REH-oh (approximate)
μαρτυρέω
What it means
To give evidence as a witness. It is one of John's most important words: John the Baptist testifies (1:7, 1:15, 1:32, 1:34), the Father testifies, the works testify, and at the end the disciple who wrote testifies (21:24). The word gives us "martyr."
Range of meaning
- TestifyGive evidence.
- Bear witnessSpeak as a witness.
In John
- Chapter 1
John "came as a witness" (1:7-8, 1:15, 1:32, 1:34).
- Chapter 8
"The Father who sent me testifies about me" (8:13-18).
- Chapter 19
"The one who has seen it has testified" (19:35).
- Chapter 21
"The disciple who testifies about these things" (21:24).
Every verse (31)
- John 1:7
- John 1:8
- John 1:15
- John 1:32
- John 1:34
- John 2:25
- John 3:11
- John 3:26
- John 3:28
- John 3:32
- John 4:39
- John 4:44
- John 5:31
- John 5:32
- John 5:33
- John 5:36
- John 5:37
- John 5:39
- John 7:7
- John 8:13
- John 8:14
- John 8:18
- John 10:25
- John 12:17
- John 13:21
- John 15:26
- John 15:27
- John 18:23
- John 18:37
- John 19:35
- John 21:24
Verses where G3140 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources