μάρτυρός
mártys
martyr/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 22:20 · Word #8
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 GEN M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | martyr/witness |
| Literal | witness |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | μάρτυρος |
| Strong's | G3144 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3144-05
of a witness
| Morphological Notes | Noun, genitive masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,GMS) |
| Rendering Rationale | The genitive singular form denotes possession or relation, rendered concisely as "of a witness." This preserves the core sense of one who bears testimony without importing later martyr-specific meaning. |
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