μάρτυς
mártys
a witness
A person who bears witness or gives testimony to what they have seen, heard, or experienced; in judicial or formal settings, an eyewitness or attesting party. In extended or figurative senses, one who affirms or publicly upholds a claim, often in the face of opposition; in later usage, especially post-New Testament, one who bears testimony to a belief, sometimes to the point of suffering or death (martyr).
Acts 22:15 · Word #3
Lexicon G3144
| Lemma | μάρτυς |
| Transliteration | mártys |
| Strong's | G3144 |
| Definition | A person who bears witness or gives testimony to what they have seen, heard, or experienced; in judicial or formal settings, an eyewitness or attesting party. In extended or figurative senses, one who affirms or publicly upholds a claim, often in the face of opposition; in later usage, especially post-New Testament, one who bears testimony to a belief, sometimes to the point of suffering or death (martyr). |
Morphology N NOM M SG
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 | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | a witness |
| Literal | witness |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | μάρτυς |
| Strong's | G3144 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3144-06
witness
| Morphological Notes | Noun; nominative case; masculine gender; singular number. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Witness" directly reflects the core sense of one who bears testimony or attests to what has been seen or known. The nominative masculine singular form denotes a single male witness functioning as the subject. |
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