Definition

to be a witness, i.e. testify (literally or figuratively)

Etymology

from G3144 (μάρτυς);

Where the KJV renders it

• charge
• give (evidence)
• bear record
• have (obtain
• of) good (honest) report
• be well reported of
• testify
• give (have) testimony
• (be
• bear
• give
• obtain) witness

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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