Strongs Number: G3144
- Greek Word
- μάρτυς
- Transliteration
- martus
- Phonetic
- mar'-toos
- 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
- Origin
- Of uncertain affinity
- Bible Usage
- martyr record witness.