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Martyr

One who bears witness of the truth, and suffers death in the cause of Christ (Acts 22:20; Rev. This unified study connects 5 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G3144
Greek
μάρτυς · mártys

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Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

μάρτυς

G3144
Transliteration
mártys
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
35

Glosses

martyr, record, witness

Lexicon definition

a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case))

by analogy, a "martyr"

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Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Martyr

One who bears witness of the truth, and suffers death in the cause of Christ (Acts 22:20; Rev. 2:13; 17:6). In this sense Stephen was the first martyr. The Greek word so rendered in all other cases is translated "witness." (1.) In a court of justice (Matt. 18:16; 26:65; Acts 6:13; 7:58; Heb. 10:28; 1 Tim. 5:19). (2.) As of one bearing testimony to the truth of what he has seen or known (Luke 24:48; Acts 1:8, 22; Rom. 1:9; 1 Thess. 2:5, 10; 1 John 1:2).

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Martyr

One who bears witness of the truth, and suffers death in the cause of Christ (Acts 22:20; Rev. 2:13; 17:6). In this sense Stephen was the first martyr. The Greek word so rendered in all other cases is translated "witness." (1.) In a court of justice (Matt. 18:16; 26:65; Acts 6:13; 7:58; Heb. 10:28; 1 Tim. 5:19). (2.) As of one bearing testimony to the truth of what he has seen or known (Luke 24:48; Acts 1:8, 22; Rom. 1:9; 1 Thess. 2:5, 10; 1 John 1:2).

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All Scripture references15 references

Matthew 2

Matthew 5:10Matthew 5:44

Luke 1

Luke 24:48

John 1

John 15:18

Acts 3

Acts 1:8Acts 6:13Acts 22:20

Romans 1

Romans 8:35

2 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 12:9

Philippians 1

Philippians 4:13

2 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 3:12

1 Peter 1

1 Peter 4:14

1 John 1

1 John 1:2

Revelation 2

Revelation 6:9Revelation 20:4

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