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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G3144 - Witness

Strong's No.:G3144

Greek:μάρτυς

Transliteration:martus

Phonetic:mar'-toos

Word Origin:Of uncertain affinity

Bible Usage:martyr record witness.

Part of Speech:Noun Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

a witness (literally [judicially] or figuratively [generally]); by analogy a martyr


Thayers
Definition:

1. a witness

a. in a legal sense

b. an historical sense

1. one who is a spectator of anything, e.g. of a contest

c. in an ethical sense

1. those who after his example have proved the strength and genuineness of their faith in Christ by undergoing a violent death


Bible References:
Witness

Translation
Occurrences:
martyr ( 2 )
martyrs ( 1 )
record ( 2 )
witness ( 8 )
witnesses ( 21 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.