μάρτυρες
martures
are witnesses
of uncertain affinity; a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a "martyr":-- martyr, record, witness.
Acts 10:39 · Word #3
Lexicon G3144
| Lemma | μάρτυς |
| Transliteration | mártys |
| Strong's | G3144 |
| In-context | are witnesses |
| Literal | witnesses |
Morphology N NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | μάρτυρος |
| Strong's | G3144 |
SIBI-P1 G3144-03
the attesting witnesses (masculine plural, nominative)
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,NMP — noun, nominative case, masculine gender, plural number; functioning typically as the subject of a clause or a predicate nominative. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun μάρτυς denotes one who bears testimony or gives attestation. Rendering it as "attesting witnesses" preserves the core idea of active testimony inherent in the root. The nominative masculine plural form is reflected by "witnesses" as a subject group, explicitly noted as masculine plural. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root μάρτυς (witness, testifier, attester, one who bears testimony, martyr)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G3144-01 |
martura | a witnessing-one (masculine singular, direct object) |
G3144-02 |
marturas | witness-bearers (accusative masculine plural) |
G3144-04 |
marturon | of witnesses |
Word Usage (34 occurrences of G3144)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 18:16 | μαρτύρων | marturon | |
| Matthew 26:65 | μαρτύρων | marturon | |
| Mark 14:63 | μαρτύρων | marturon | of witnesses |