Strong's Lexicon
G1263 — διαμαρτύρομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1263 |
|---|---|
| Word: | διαμαρτύρομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1223 and G3140 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 15 |
| Transliteration: | diamarturomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | dee-am-ar-too'-rom-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to attest or protest earnestly 2. (by implication) hortatively |
| KJV Renderings: | charge, testify (unto), witness |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
διαμαρτύρομαι; deponent middle; imperfect διεμαρτυρομην (Act 2:40 Rec.); 1 aorist διεμαρτυράμην; in the Sept. mostly for äÅòÄéã; often in Greek writings from Xenophon down; see a multitude of examples from them in Winers De verb. comp. etc. Part v., p. 20ff; to call gods and men to witness (διά, with the interposition of gods and men; cf. Ellicott (after Winer’s) on 1Ti 5:21);
1. to testify, i. e. earnestly, religiously to charge: followed by an imperative Act 2:40; ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ καί Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ, 2Ti 4:1 (2Ki 17:13; Xenophon, Cyril 7, 1, 17 σύ μή πρότερον ἐμβαλλε τοῖς πολεμίοις, διαμαρτύρομαι, πρίν, etc.); also with ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ κτλ. followed by ἵνα (cf. Buttmann, 237 (204)), 1Ti 5:21 (followed by μή, Exo 19:21); followed by the infinitive 2Ti 2:14 (not Lachmann) (Neh 9:26).
2. to attest, testify to, solemnly affirm: Act 20:23; 1Th 4:6; Heb 2:6; followed by ὅτι, Act 10:42; with the dative of person to give solemn testimony to one, Luk 16:28; with the accusative of the object to confirm a thing by (the interposition of) testimony, to testify, cause it to be believed: τόν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου, Act 8:25; τόν εὐαγγέλιον, Act 20:24; τήν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, Act 28:23; for all the apostolic instruction came back finally to testimony respecting things which they themselves had seen or heard, or which had been disclosed to them by divine revelation (Act 1:21; Act 5:32; Act 10:41; Act 22:18); with the addition of εἰς and an accusative of the place unto which the testimony is borne: τά περί ἐμοῦ εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, Act 23:11; with the addition of a dative of the person to whom the testimony is given: τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις τόν Χριστόν Ἰησοῦν, the Messianic dignity of Jesus, Act 18:5; Ἰουδαίοις ... τήν ... μετάνοιαν καί πίστιν, the necessity of repentance and faith, Act 20:21 (τῇ Ἱερουσαλήμ τάς ἀνομίας, into what sins she has fallen, Eze 16:2).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
διαμαρτύρομαι (charge)
Luke 16:28
- KJV: For I have five brethren that he may testify unto them lest they also come into this place of torment
- GK: έχω γαρ πέντε αδελφούς όπως διαμαρτύρηται αυτοίς ίνα μη και αυτοί έλθωσιν εις τον τόπον τούτον της βασάνου
Acts 2:40
- KJV: And with many other words did he testify and exhort saying Save yourselves from this untoward generation
- GK: ετέροις τε λόγοις πλείοσιν διεμαρτύρετο και παρεκάλει λέγων σώθητε από της γενεάς της σκολιάς ταύτης
Acts 8:25
- KJV: And they when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord returned to Jerusalem and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans
- GK: οι μεν ούν διαμαρτυράμενοι και λαλήσαντες τον λόγον του κυρίου υπέστρεψαν εις Ιερουσαλήμ πολλάς τε κώμας των Σαμαρειτών ευηγγελίσαντο
Acts 10:42
- KJV: And he commanded us to preach unto the people and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God the Judge of quick and dead
- GK: και παρήγγειλεν ημίν κηρύξαι τω λαώ και διαμαρτύρασθαι ότι αυτός εστιν ο ωρισμένος υπό του θεού κριτής ζώντων και νεκρών
Acts 18:5
- KJV: And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia Paul was pressed in the spirit and testified to the Jews Jesus Christ
- GK: ως δε κατήλθον από της Μακεδονίας ο τε Σίλας και οι Τιμόθεος συνείχετο τω πνεύματι ο Παύλος διαμαρτυρόμενος τοις Ιουδαίοις τον χριστόν Ιησούν
Acts 20:21
- KJV: Testifying both to the Jews and also to the Greeks repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ
- GK: διαμαρτυρόμενος Ιουδαίοις τε και Έλλησι την εις τον θεόν μετάνοιαν και πίστιν την εις τον κύριον ημών Ιησούν χριστόν
Acts 20:23
- KJV: Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city saying that bonds and afflictions abide me
- GK: πλήν ότι το πνεύμα το άγιον κατά πόλιν διαμαρτύρεται λέγον ότι δεσμά με και θλίψεις μένουσιν
Acts 20:24
- KJV: But none of these things move me neither count I my life dear unto myself so that I might finish my course with joy and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testify the gospel of the grace of God
- GK: αλλ΄ ουδενός λόγον ποιούμαι ουδέ έχω την ψυχήν μου τιμίαν εμαυτώ ως τελειώσαι τον δρόμον μου μετά χαράς και την διακονίαν ην έλαβον παρά του κυρίου Ιησού διαμαρτύρασθαι το ευαγγέλιον της χάριτος του θεού
Acts 23:11
- KJV: And the night following the Lord stood by him and said Be of good cheer Paul for as hast testified of me in Jerusalem so must thou bear witness also at Rome
- GK: τη δε επιούση νυκτί επιστάς αυτώ ο κύριος είπε θάρσει Παύλε ως γαρ διεμαρτύρω τα περί εμού εις Ιερουσαλήμ ούτω σε δει και εις Ρώμην μαρτυρήσαι
Acts 28:23
- KJV: And when they had appointed him a day there came many to him into lodging to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God persuading them concerning Jesus both out of the law of Moses and the prophets from morning till evening
- GK: ταξάμενοι δε αυτώ ημέραν ήκον προς αυτόν εις την ξενίαν πλείονες οις εξετίθετο διαμαρτυρόμενος την βασιλείαν του θεού πείθων τε αυτούς τα περί του Ιησού από τε του νόμου Μωσέως και των προφητών από πρωϊ έως εσπέρας
1 Thessalonians 4:6
- KJV: That no go beyond and defraud his brother in matter because that the Lord the avenger of all such as we also have forewarned you and testified
- GK: το μη υπερβαίνειν και πλεονεκτείν εν τω πράγματι τον αδελφόν αυτού διότι έκδικος ο κύριος περί πάντων τούτων καθώς και προείπαμεν υμίν και διεμαρτυράμεθα
1 Timothy 5:21
- KJV: I charge before God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the elect angels that thou observe these things without preferring one before another doing nothing by partiality
- GK: διαμαρτύρομαι ενώπιον του θεού και κυρίου Ιησού χριστού και των εκλεκτών αγγέλων ίνα ταύτα φυλάξης χωρίς προκρίματος μηδέν ποιών κατά πρόσκλισιν
2 Timothy 2:14
- KJV: Of these things put in remembrance charging before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit to the subverting of the hearers
- GK: ταύτα υπομίμνησκε διαμαρτυρόμενος ενώπιον του κυρίου μη λογομαχείν εις ουδέν χρήσιμον επί καταστροφή των ακουόντων
2 Timothy 4:1
- KJV: I charge therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom
- GK: διαμαρτύρομαι ούν εγώ ενώπιον του θεού και του κυρίου Ιησού χριστού του μέλλοντος κρίνειν ζώντας και νεκρούς κατά την επιφάνειαν αυτού και την βασιλείαν αυτού
Hebrews 2:6
- KJV: But one in a certain place testified saying What is man that thou art mindful of him or the son of man that thou visitest him
- GK: διεμαρτύρατο δε που τις λέγων τι εστιν άνθρωπος ότι μιμνήσκη αυτού η υιός ανθρώπου ότι επισκέπτη αυτόν