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συνεπιμαρτυρέω

synepimartyréō

G4901 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

to join in bearing witness, to testify together with others; specifically, to confirm or support a testimony by jointly adding affirming evidence or corroboration. The word expresses the act of participating together with others in attesting to the truth or validity of something, often in a legal, judicial, or communal context.

Semantic Range

to testify together with others, to jointly corroborate testimony, to confirm in unison, to bear supporting witness

Root / Etymology

From σύν ('with, together with') and ἐπιμαρτυρέω ('to bear witness in addition, to testify in support'). The prefix σύν emphasizes joint participation, indicating the action is carried out in unison with others.

Historical & Contextual Notes

συνεπιμαρτυρέω occurs rarely in extant Greek literature, attested only in later Koine texts, and is found in contexts where collective affirmation or corroboration is stressed. In the New Testament (e.g., Romans 2:15), the term describes the joint action of different elements (such as conscience and thoughts) testifying together, rather than merely a group of people. The compound form intensifies the cooperative or corroborative force present in the simple verb ἐπιμαρτυρέω. Earlier classical Greek uses the simpler verbs μαρτυρέω (to bear witness) and ἐπιμαρτυρέω (to give additional testimony) without the sense of joint participation. Standard English translations such as "also bear witness" or "bear joint witness" often underrepresent the term's collective, corroborative nuance, particularly in judicial, moral, or communal adjudication.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from σύν and ἐπιμαρτυρέω; to testify further jointly, i.e. unite in adding evidence:--also bear witness.

Root Family

μαρτυρ- (diamartýromai) — to witness, to testify, to bear witness

Root μαρτυρ- to bear witness, to corroborate, to attest alongside
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
G1263 διαμαρτύρομαι having solemnly testified
G1957 ἐπιμαρτυρέω bearing additional witness
G2649 καταμαρτυρέω they testify against
G267 ἀμάρτυρος without witness
G3140 μαρτυρέω was bearing witness

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G4901-01 συνεπιμαρτυροῦντος sunepimarturountos V PRS ACT PTCP GEN M SG testifying with jointly bearing witness jointly bearing witness 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G4901-01 Hebrews 2:4 συνεπιμαρτυροῦντος sunepimarturountos V PRS ACT PTCP GEN M SG testifying with jointly bearing witness jointly bearing witness
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