Definition

to testify jointly, i.e. corroborate by (concurrent) evidence

Etymology

from G4862 (σύν) and G3140 (μαρτυρέω);

Word family

• σύν sýn
• μαρτυρέω martyréō

How the KJV renders it

• testify unto
• (also) bear witness (with)

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.