διαμαρτύρομαι
diamartýromai
G1263 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
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.
Semantic Range
to testify solemnly, to warn earnestly, to declare emphatically, to urge, to attest with authority, to give a solemn charge, to protest earnestly
Root / Etymology
From διά (through, thoroughly, intensively) and μαρτυρέω (to bear witness, to testify). The prefix δια- intensifies the action, conveying the sense of 'testifying thoroughly' or 'asserting emphatically.'
Historical & Contextual Notes
In classical Greek, μαρτυρέω carries the sense of bearing witness or testifying, generally in legal or formal settings. The prefixed form διαμαρτύρομαι emerges in Hellenistic and Koine Greek to express a more intensified or solemn witness, often with a strong admonitory or warning aspect. In the Septuagint, διαμαρτύρομαι is used especially in the context of covenantal warnings and prophetic proclamations (e.g., Deuteronomy, Ezekiel), where the speaker not only testifies but calls the audience to serious attention or compliance. In the New Testament, it is commonly used by apostles or other authoritative speakers to urge, warn, or proclaim with great seriousness (Acts, 1 and 2 Timothy). English translations such as 'solemnly charge,' 'earnestly testify,' 'warn,' or 'declare solemnly' reflect different aspects of the word, but none capture its full intensity and the combination of attestation and admonition. The term differs from simple witness (μαρτυρέω) in its emphatic and often hortatory force.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from διά and μαρτυρέω; to attest or protest earnestly, or (by implication) hortatively:--charge, testify (unto), witness.
Root Family
διαμαρτύρομαι (diamartyromai) — to bear witness, to testify, to affirm emphatically
Word Forms
8 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1263-05 |
διαμαρτυρόμενος | diamarturomenos | V PRS MID PTCP NOM M SG |
testifying | solemnly testifying | 4 |
G1263-04 |
διαμαρτύρομαι | diamarturomai | V PRS MID IND 1P SG |
I solemnly charge | I solemnly testify | 2 |
G1263-07 |
διεμαρτύρατο | diemarturato | V AOR MID IND 3P SG |
he testified | he solemnly testified | 2 |
G1263-03 |
διαμαρτύρηται | diamarturetai | V PRS MID SUBJ 3P SG |
he may testify | he may solemnly testify | 2 |
G1263-02 |
διαμαρτύρασθαι | diamarturasthai | V AOR MID INF |
to testify | to solemnly testify | 2 |
G1263-08 |
διεμαρτύρω | diemarturo | V AOR MID IND 2P SG |
you have solemnly witnessed | you solemnly testified | 1 |
G1263-01 |
διαμαρτυράμενοι | diamarturamenoi | V AOR MID PTCP NOM M PL |
having solemnly testified | having solemnly testified | 1 |
G1263-06 |
διεμαρτυράμεθα | diemarturametha | V AOR MID IND 1P PL |
warned | we solemnly testified | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
15 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1263-03 |
Luke 16:28 | διαμαρτύρηται | diamarturetai | V PRS MID SUBJ 3P SG |
he may testify | he may solemnly testify |
G1263-07 |
Acts 2:40 | διεμαρτύρατο | diemarturato | V AOR MID IND 3P SG |
he testified | he solemnly testified |
G1263-01 |
Acts 8:25 | διαμαρτυράμενοι | diamarturamenoi | V AOR MID PTCP NOM M PL |
having solemnly testified | having solemnly testified |
G1263-02 |
Acts 10:42 | διαμαρτύρασθαι | diamarturasthai | V AOR MID INF |
to testify | to solemnly testify |
G1263-05 |
Acts 18:5 | διαμαρτυρόμενος | diamarturomenos | V PRS MID PTCP NOM M SG |
testifying | solemnly testifying |
G1263-05 |
Acts 20:21 | διαμαρτυρόμενος | diamarturomenos | V PRS MID PTCP NOM M SG |
testifying | solemnly testifying |
G1263-03 |
Acts 20:23 | διαμαρτύρεταί | diamarturetai | V PRS MID IND 3P SG |
testifies | he may solemnly testify |
G1263-02 |
Acts 20:24 | διαμαρτύρασθαι | diamarturasthai | V AOR MID INF |
to testify | to solemnly testify |
G1263-08 |
Acts 23:11 | διεμαρτύρω | diemarturo | V AOR MID IND 2P SG |
you have solemnly witnessed | you solemnly testified |
G1263-05 |
Acts 28:23 | διαμαρτυρόμενος | diamarturomenos | V PRS MID PTCP NOM M SG |
testifying | solemnly testifying |