διαμαρτυρόμενος

diamartýromai

testifying

To testify emphatically or solemnly, often with an element of earnest admonition or exhortation; to declare or affirm with serious intent, especially calling upon others as witnesses or warning them. In various contexts, the word emphasizes the gravity or urgency of attestation, sometimes imploring or charging an audience to heed the testimony or warning being given.

G1263

Acts 18:5 · Word #18

Lexicon G1263

Lemmaδιαμαρτύρομαι
Transliterationdiamartýromai
Strong'sG1263
DefinitionTo testify emphatically or solemnly, often with an element of earnest admonition or exhortation; to declare or affirm with serious intent, especially calling upon others as witnesses or warning them. In various contexts, the word emphasizes the gravity or urgency of attestation, sometimes imploring or charging an audience to heed the testimony or warning being given.

Morphology V PRS MID PTCP NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice MID — Middle — The subject acts on itself or in its own interest
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasetestifying
Literaltestifying-intensely

Lexical Info

Lemmaδιαμαρτύρομαι
Strong'sG1263

SIBI-P1 Translation G1263-05

solemnly testifying

Morphological NotesVerb, present tense (ongoing action), middle voice (subject personally involved), participle, nominative masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering captures the intensified sense of thorough, emphatic witness conveyed by the δια- prefix and the μαρτυρ- root. As a present middle participle nominative masculine singular, it denotes an ongoing action performed with personal involvement: one who is solemnly testifying.

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